How to hide glue visible on glass?

[Samara1]

carpenter hard glued the glass which does not looks good as glue is visible on glass as per image attached below.

this is for my daughter dressing table and she does not like this look

any solution for this to hide this glue on glass ?

[JacobZ]

Hi @Samara1,

Thank you for your question.

All I can think of is to use a window film to obscure the glue a bit. Something with a pattern like this Pillar 0.9 x 2m Static Leaves Window Film might look nice.

Allow me to tag @Dave-1, @Noyade and @TedBear to see if they have any ideas.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob

[TedBear]

Hi @Samara1 , I can't see where the glue is from the photo. Are you sure that it is not a clear sealant, given that most glues won't stick to glass very well. 

If it is sealant around the edges you may able to cut through the excess with a sharp plastic blade (a metal blade could mark the glass permanently). Then use a plastic scraper to scrape off the excess up to where you cut through it. You could use a metal blade if you're careful. You may find that once a bit of excess is lifted you can then peel the rest off.

(But this suggestion is offered without actually being able to see the problem clearly, so it may not apply to your situation.)

[Dave-1]

Good morning @Samara1 

Mmmmmm A frosted edge like a picture frame around the actual viewable area might be a way around the problem? Something like this Pillar 0.9 x 2m UV-Defence Static Window Film with the center cut out to make the inside draw arean still viewable.

I understand why it needs to be secured and cant think of a product that would attach to glass to stop the potential of it sliding forward. You could give the desk and side shelf an edge that would stop the glass from being pulled forward and then you could remove the glue and just have something soft to rest the panes on.

Dave

Dave

[Samara1]

@TedBear 

i have marked the glue spots in above atttached image. kindly check now

[TedBear]

Thanks @Samara1 , now I see.... I was only looking at the rectangular area in the centre of the main piece, so didn't realise that the whole top was cover by glass.

I suggest that you try to remove the glue (which hopefully is just dabs of sealant).

To do so you'll need to use dental floss.  Slide it into the tiny gap, at each corner, under the glass (there will be one due to the presence of the glue).

Then pulling back and forth, use it to cut through the glue dab without lifting the glass.

The hardest one will be over in that back corner.  I would leave it to last (by then you'll know if it's possible to cut the glue using this method or not) and be prepared to use a very long length of dental floss (luckily it's cheap).

Once the floss is in the corner near the glue dab you may be able to maneuver it to pass over the centre rectangle, which I am assuming is accessible from below.

If so, you can reach underneath to get a hold of it and have a better action to saw through that glue dab.

If you can get the glass off and clean it, you could either just sit it back on, or you can get proper little clear glass supports that will look better and less obtrusive under the glass.

I suspect that the large piece of glass will stay in position by itself, but one way of keeping them in place would be to:-

1) put the glass in place and mask along the walls at the top edge of the glass.

2) remove the glass and add a very small bead of clear sealant (water based will be fine - easier to work with as this is not a wet area).

Add it to the wall surface only so that none (of any noticable significance) will get under the glass.

3) slide the glass back in against the wall surfaces.

4) clean off any sealant that gets on the top of glass...  hopefully there wont be any.

If a small amount sticks up a little, leave it until it's set then carefully slice it off with a blade.

Alternatively you could mask the glass edges and and then shape the sealant with the edge of a wet plastic scraper (any small piece of plastic with a square edge would do). This should be adequate to hold it in place in this circumstance.

If you do this, I'd suggest starting with the small piece as it will be easier to learn on (to re-clean and start again if need be). Maybe you'll only need to stick the small piece into place anyway.