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Cause of a Smokey Haze on Bathroom Mirrors?

Any idea on how this would be happening in a bathroom? The right side of my mirror and the medicine cabinet on the adjacent wall keep developing a light brown haze. The sink is below this area and there is a light bar above the mirror and an outlet and a switch under the medicine cabinet. I've turned off the electric, covered the air vent, but it still comes back. This started last fall and I can't figure out where it is coming from or what it is. It cleans with water, but (soap or window cleaner works better). It is only in the downstairs bathroom.

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May 28, 20190 found this helpful

Use rubbing alcohol on cotton balls to remove hairspray, toothpaste, and the like. Then clean your mirrors. You may be spreading dirt across your mirrors, causing the haze.

 
May 29, 20190 found this helpful

I have cleaned the mirrors with alcohol, bleach, glass cleaner and soap and water. All of these clean the haze with some effort but it comes back after a couple of weeks or so, thus it's not behind the glass of the mirror. I even bought a small mirror and placed it on the sink and sure enough it is getting coated by this too. This is happening in one bathroom, and basically in the corner.

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I don't know if it coming from the vents (haven't been using the HVAC system for 3 months), or the electric outlets/light bar, or the sink or from something else. It looks like cigarette smoke and when you clean there is a bit of brownish residue on the towels. No one smokes and it started about 7 months ago and I've lived in the house for 6 years.

 
July 15, 20200 found this helpful

Sounds to me like someone is sneaking a few smokes & letting you think you're going crazy about this little issue.

 

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May 29, 20190 found this helpful

How do you clean your mirrors? You might want to switch the product you're using.

 

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May 29, 20190 found this helpful

It depends. If the mirror is not well sealed (meaning the silvering and the glass front have a gap--like can happen in older mirrors, you probably are getting moisture between the two layers and that is causing the foggy look.

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If it is a newer mirror and well sealed, you could just have a build up of grime (it happens to the best of us).

Our beloved Thrifty Fun has an older (but still good) thread on the different ways to treat:

www.thriftyfun.com/tf691159.tip.html

I have had success with the shaving cream since mine is basic grime.

Hope yours is an easy fix!! Blessings!

 
June 2, 20190 found this helpful

My unvented heaters cause a haze, even when it's just the pilot light on both mirrors and windows.

 

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