The inside rear-view mirror of my 1990 Ford Ranger came unglued from the windshield tonight.

What kind of adhesive do I need to stick it back on?

Thanks,
-Skip

 

They sell a kit to do that with. It should be available at most auto parts stores. It comes with cleaner and glue. Just make sure to follow the directions. The glass (and anchor) must be completly clean before you start and allow for the specified drying time.
Good luck,
Dan
PS. You could also stop into most any auto body shop or auto glass center and I'm sure that they would be happy to glue it back on for you.

 

"Loctite" makes a kit of special methel methacrylate adeasive to do the job.

DON'T try using super glue or the like, as it's bond to glass won't last long, because of the alkline nature of glass.

As Dan has said, follow the instructions closely & make shure the bond area on the mirror & glass are squeeky clean.

ALL old adheasive must be removed from the mirror's foot & the windshield glass.

Once this area is clean DON'T touch it with your fingers, lest the oil on your skin will corrupt the bond.

Before you clean the glass inside, go outside & outline the mirrors footprint on the outside glass surface, with a magic marker.

This will give you some algnment reference point from inside, after you've cleaned the glass surface inside & lost all reference as to where the mirror foot was.

Remove the mirror from the foot, to make it easier to work wih & mark the "UP" position of the foot, so you don't forget & bond it on upside down. LOL

I also found it handy to have 4 cut strips of masking tape ready to use to hold the foot in place until the bond is fully set.

I applied the accelerator as called out in the instructions.

Then I applied adheasive in the center of the foot, in a solid, bubble free, oblong pattern that matched the foot's shape, then aligned the foot with my outside outline marks & the foot "up" mark, positioned properly, then slowly pressed it evenly onto the windshield surface so the adheasive worked out evenly all the way around the foot.

I held it in place until it began to tack up, then applied the masking tape to hold it in place, while I took a break.

Don't be too quick to hang the mirror back on the foot, give the bond plenty of time to cure properly as called out in the kits instructions.

Use the rght product, follow the instructions, take your time & it'll likely work real good & last a long time. LOL pawpaw

 

Thanks guys!