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jiglen
May 30, 2010, 04:57 AM
My wife is restoring furniture and she would like to know
How to remove the glass top from the dressing table
Without damaging the veneer.
tickle
May 30, 2010, 05:46 AM
I don't believe glass tops are glued on. Can't she just lift the glass top off ? I have a couple of glass topped tables and the glass is removeable.
Tick
KBC
May 30, 2010, 05:51 AM
I'm not understanding this question.
How is the glass attached to the veneer?Trim?
Perhaps a picture showing the details of this project would help(it would me anyway)
tickle
May 30, 2010, 08:17 AM
Also in furniture refinishing lingo 'veneer' means an old process of making a piece of furniture look like solid wood by placing a 'veneer', a thin layer of a good wood grain glued to a sub-standard wood.
Tick
jiglen
May 30, 2010, 09:41 AM
It looks as if it`s glued on ,there is no edging trim.The dressing table is from the early60s.I thought I might try a hot iron to see if it melts the glue
Clough
May 30, 2010, 11:34 AM
Hi, jiglen!
At first, I thought that you might have a really old piece where the glass is held in place by a molding of some kind. If that had been the case, then the first thing that I would have asked you would be whether you had a 1" or 2" flexible steel putty knife and a small hammer.
If you might be able to see the glue underneath the table, what does it look like, please?
Please also don't use any heat and/or liquid on the table until more information is shared here.
Thanks!
jiglen
May 30, 2010, 02:38 PM
HI Clough.
There is no sign of glue underneath the glass,maybe it`s suction that`s holding it down,I`ll try the putty knife rather than heat.Thank you very much for your advice
Clough
May 31, 2010, 01:05 AM
Hi again, jiglen!
It could just be stuck, then.
If the glass is resting on wood that has a clear finish on it or even just a stain, either of those can be acting like some sort of "glue".
Thanks!
jiglen
Jun 1, 2010, 01:13 PM
I`ve just discovered it`s very shiny "formica",plastic laminate.
This means I`ll have to replace it with oak faced ply.
Thanks again for your help, ji.
Clough
Jun 1, 2010, 01:38 PM
Were you able to remove the glass, please?
Thanks!
jiglen
Jun 1, 2010, 02:31 PM
There was no glass, jusy very shiny wood effect plastic laminate, "fomica"
nikidiamond
Sep 30, 2013, 11:28 AM
Hi there , I just found this thred after searching how to remove glass tops.
I found a beautiful second hand dressing table online and bought it for a great price. I have only seen it in photos.
It looks very modern and I was just wondering (more like hopeing) if anybody could tell me whether or not the glass will just lift of ?