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Cleaning Cloudy Mirrors?

I have moved into a newly built home and have 3 bathrooms with large mirrors. I have cleaned them with everything I know to remove the cloudy, haze that is on them. I have used window cleaner, vinegar, alcohol and even tried Greased Lightning. Nothing works. Any suggestions?

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Kathy from Memphis

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By Goldsmith (Guest Post)
July 11, 20052 found this helpful
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I too have (had) a problem with cloudy mirrors and tried everything. I am now using a slightly dampened (with water) microcloth. My mirrors are now streak-free and the clouding has gone.

 
October 19, 20160 found this helpful

This is an old forum, but water with a micro cloth worked perfectly for me when I couldn't find another solution!

 
October 21, 20170 found this helpful

Pumice Powder cleanser, saw this on the show Rehab Addicts. She used it on a mirror that was over 100 years old. I know I use pumice on my sinks & toilets & it works so well. Never scratches. Try it dry like she did & use fingers to work it around the glass.

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Anonymous
August 18, 20190 found this helpful

Well I have found the solution to cleaning cloudy mirrors. Get you a 3 inch window scraper.razor blade an it doesn't matter what you use. Window cleaner. shaving cream.hand soap an water. Dawn dish.wash.an water. . I used hand soap an water . lathered window up with it an went to it with the scraper. When scraping is done. Get a squeegee. An finish it. Takes bout 10 min

 
Anonymous
December 3, 20210 found this helpful

Use fairy liquid on a cloth wipe the mirror then with a dry cotton wipe

 
Anonymous
October 19, 20220 found this helpful

I keep a spray bottle of alcohol in my bathroom, just for my cloudy mirrors. Works fine every time. I use microfiber cloth which helps reduce streaks too.

 
December 31, 20091 found this helpful
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For a haze on mirrors or glass that nothing works on or if you know that the surface has been chemically "etched" by using the wrong cleaner use jeweler's rouge. Call a local jewelry store to see if they have some in stock (about $4-5 a stick). This is a hard compound that you rub on the surface first then buff with a dry cloth.

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It can be labor-intensive and time consuming, but it has worked when nothing else has. The sticks come color-tinted, but I don't believe that applies for this application- I have used black and white with success.

 
August 25, 20170 found this helpful

Try cleaning with shaving cream. It works for me.

 
May 5, 20131 found this helpful
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I have a very old dressing vanity with a triple mirror that had been left out on a covered porch for years. The mirror was very cloudy and it had water streaks running down it. I tried everything!

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Then I heard about shaving cream! It worked like MAGIC! Took a lot of hard rubbing and wiping and you might have to do it a couple of times. I was amazed! :)

 
Anonymous
March 13, 20160 found this helpful

Thank you... I have an antique mirror that belonged to my Mom, I did everything to clean it... I gave up hope.. Until today... I read the your shaving cream solution and yes MAGIC... it works. Yes it takes a lot of rubbing... BUT IT WORKS........

 
December 14, 20160 found this helpful

What is the shaving cream solution for mirror cleaning?

 

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December 15, 20160 found this helpful

It is just using shaving cream to clean a mirror. You spray it on and then wipe it off. I have never tried to do it myself.

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If I want any glass surface to be very clean, I use isopropyl alcohol. It's also very effective for removing ink stains.

 
January 22, 20170 found this helpful

Shaving cream usually has alcohol

 
April 28, 20140 found this helpful
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I used Ceramabryte which is a glass-ceramic cooktop cleaner on my cloudy mirrors and it worked like magic. I'm guessing the cloudiness was from the painter using paint thinner to clean paint splatters off but he only succeeded in spreading it thinly all over the wall of mirrors.

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I've lived with this for 3 years since we moved in. I tried so many chemicals. Thanks for the jeweler's rouge tip. This Ceramabryte probably works similarly to the jeweler's rouge, as it has a very fine abrasive made for glass.

 
March 10, 20171 found this helpful
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Magic Eraser and Elbow Grease. I think my antique mirror might have had smoke residue. Glass plus works great for new stuff but this mirrow would just cloud up the minute any product dried. Magic Eraser plus A LOT of elbow grease is the only thing that has worked. BTW: You must push hard/fast enough that the magic eraser "squeaks" or it isn't going to work.

 
September 3, 20040 found this helpful

Have you tried using a scraper? It may be a paint-like residue. Get one of those tools from the DIY store that you use to get paint off windows and try that. They normally have a 'Stanley' knife blade in them and look a bit like a big flat disposable razor. If you use this tool with a new blade in it shouldn't scratch the glass at all.

If this works and the mirrors are not heated you might then want to use a product called 'Anti-fog' which you can buy from car accessory shops. It's a liquid that you wipe on, then off and it stops your mirrors from fogging up for weeks - till you clean it, then you have to reapply. (It's wonderful used inside your car in the winter!)
Hope this helps.

Chicky

 
By anne (Guest Post)
November 15, 20061 found this helpful

try to take some newspaper, wrinkle it up and go over what you cleaned, like you would a paper towel. This usually works on older mirrors, hopefully it will work!

 
June 7, 20080 found this helpful

Also, it might be nicotine. As a smoker, I can attest to this. If a mirror or glass of any kind sin't clean really often and there is nicotine in the air, it will cement itself to the glass. I have had to clean glass 4 or 5 times to get rid of it.

 
By Phyllis (Guest Post)
August 7, 20080 found this helpful

I use a capful of Avon Bubble Bath in a spray bottle full of water to clean mirrors, windows, etc. Works great.

 
March 18, 20170 found this helpful

I just tried stove top glass cleaner (the one with small bits of grit in it) and a damp soft cloth. Rinsed it and cleaned with windex.Worked wonderful on mirrored tile on a bathroom roof area.

 
August 25, 20170 found this helpful

Try cleaning with shaving cream.

 

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