rearview mirror glue solvent

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> What solvent works on rearview mirror glue?  I tried acetone and doesn't
> seem to work.  Somebody glued mine back on in the wrong place, and I'd like
> to get the old button off the windshield.

In Europe most fitters use a two-part impact adhesive made by Araldite.

It can be dissolved in boiling water.  The ideal tool is a steam
wallpaper stripper - I don't know if these are readily available in the
USA.  It's a large box containing an electric kettle element, with a
hose feeding a pad-like device that you place over wallpaper you wish
to annihilate.

Pull the hose off the pad and wave it around the glue.  Start slowly
and at a distance to spread the strain.

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