Spring Loaded Mirror Mounting Clips (4-Pack)

Yes

The mounting clips in one package will hold a mirror of about 20 pounds.

I am not sure on this one. Our mirror is about 18" X 60" and it has been holding for over a year. It didn't say how much weight it would hold on the package. I know our mirror was fairly heavy, but, I didn't weigh it. I am still checking it occasionally, and it doesn't seem to have moved at all.

Yes, the two fixed clips go on the bottom. But, the trick is you don't put the mirror in by pushing it up on the top clips and setting it into the bottom clips. If you have measured everything right, you take the mirror and set it into the bottom clips. Then tilt it against the other clips and just move them up over the mirror and let them down again so they hold the mirror. It is a lot easier than wrestling with a heavy mirror and trying to snap it into place on the bottom. My daughter showed me the trick. Hope that makes sense.

I only use them on the top!!!

Yes. that's how they work. There are some you tube videos that show it.

I would be careful with that much weight. Our mirror is about 24 X 60 and has been up for quite a while, but, I do check it every once in a while to make sure it isn't starting to slip. I think it also depends on what anchoring system you have to put the clips on the wall with. I used the largest screws that would fit in the holes and the metal expanding anchors in the places where I couldn't use a stud. Where I could, I put a screw directly into the stud. When putting up the mirror, put it in the bottom clips first, then tilt it up and raise the spring clips up on top enough to slip the top edge of the mirror under them. Then push them back down. Our mirror had to be hung vertically, so we could only use two clips at the bottom and two at the top. Another thing to watch for is that the mirror is out a bit from the wall due to the clips. With ours being so long we put a small rubber tab behind it in the center area so it wouldn't flex too much when cleaning. Hope that helps your problem.

I don't know the weight of my mirror but it feels very heavy. I bought two sets and used 6.

I don't know for sure how many pounds it will hold. We used it on a mirror about 2' x 5' and I am still a little worried about it, but, so far, it is holding. My guess would be about 20 pounds or so. The clips can be bent fairly easily, so make sure they don't bend when you put the weight on them, or you have something under the bottom clips that could also take the weight if they let go.

Use construction screws and not drywall

No need to glue the mirror to the wall. The clips do the job for you.

No need for glue. Just use a 1 and 5/8" dry wall screw into the beam. Screws that came with package are too short to go into beam.

The glue is meant to be used on the clips, not the mirror.

You don't glue it. You just use the clips and it stays a bit from the wall. With my mirror, I used a couple pieces of cork gasket material and gaffer taped them to the wall in the center of the mirror so when you clean it, you don't break it. Our remodeler put some support similar to that on the ones he installed. I didn't like the idea of them gluing the mirror to the wall anyway since it makes it difficult to get off if you need to.

We did not glue our mirror to the wall. Used two sets on a 5'x3' mirror.

I would not glue a mirror!!!

they look like they have a Zinc coating on them. We have them in our bathroom and I am hoping they don't rust. At least you can see them on the outside edges and if they start to rust, you can replace them. We just put ours in today (2-7-2019). Not a lot of use yet.

Possibly, but they are crome and I replaced onces that had more dust and paint on them than any rust.

Not likely to rust

I just installed mine in my bathroom, but they would be easy to replace if needed, and the hole is already there.

I used these same mounting clips in our bathroom about 8 years ago, and they look the same today as they did when first put up. i'm going tomorrow to purchase again to use on a mirror in my Daughters bathroom.

There may be other ways of doing it or you may be able to get flush clips, but, these clips (pictured) don't let the mirror get close to the wall. They hold it about 3/16" away from the wall. If you are going to put a frame around it and are building the frame yourself, then, you could mount the mirror into the frame and mount the frame to the wall. Just make sure the frame will support it when it is done.

Have you tried using the Acrylic Mirror Strips? They are thin and hide underneath wood trim if you want to frame it out. http://www.homedepot.com/p/MirrEdge-48-in-Acrylic-Mirror-Strips-2-Pack-15248/100052088