removal of dull spots on mirrors

CIARA1970 · 12-10-2005

has anyone ever found a method of removing the dull spots on the on rear view mirrors. i have mirrors that have yellow spots on the glass and have yet to find a way to remove them.
thank you !!!
lyndon & michelle

GTJIM · 12-10-2005

Usually the discolouration in mirrors is actually a breakdown of the reflective covering on the back of the glass and so is inaccessible from the outside.
The only way to repair a discoloured mirror is to replace the mirrored glass.
Most automotive glass suppliers and certainly mirror glass suppliers can replace the mirror glass extremely economically. At least most of them will cut you a new mirror glass for a very reasonable price and many will replace the mirror glass to make your mirror look like new.
The other option is to get some mirrored Lexan (plastic!) like they now use in bathroom mirrors and fix it yourself.

PS: Ask for the "old guy" who fixes mirrors! Here they will do it while you wait .....
HTH

Bo Mows · 12-10-2005

Lyndon, if you can't scrape the yellow off the front with a razor, then most of what i have seen over the years is the resilvering film (you can get this done but it's pretty expensive) on the back of the glass is deteriorating and yellowing between the film and glass. If you get the glass out, and you can see through the film from the back, try some silver chrome paint. It has worked before and other times it didn't help at all. The film on the back contains mercury so be careful if you try and scrap any off! HTH

Bo

12-10-2005	#1 (permalink)
CIARA1970 Lyndon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: HAMMOND,IN Posts: 60	removal of dull spots on mirrors has anyone ever found a method of removing the dull spots on the on rear view mirrors. i have mirrors that have yellow spots on the glass and have yet to find a way to remove them. thank you !!! lyndon & michelle

12-10-2005	#2 (permalink)
GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686	Tough! Usually the discolouration in mirrors is actually a breakdown of the reflective covering on the back of the glass and so is inaccessible from the outside. The only way to repair a discoloured mirror is to replace the mirrored glass. Most automotive glass suppliers and certainly mirror glass suppliers can replace the mirror glass extremely economically. At least most of them will cut you a new mirror glass for a very reasonable price and many will replace the mirror glass to make your mirror look like new. The other option is to get some mirrored Lexan (plastic!) like they now use in bathroom mirrors and fix it yourself. PS: Ask for the "old guy" who fixes mirrors! Here they will do it while you wait ..... HTH __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved Last edited by GTJIM; 12-10-2005 at 10:09 AM.

12-10-2005	#3 (permalink)
Bo Mows Bo Know's '69's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Olive Branch, MS Posts: 268	Try this. Lyndon, if you can't scrape the yellow off the front with a razor, then most of what i have seen over the years is the resilvering film (you can get this done but it's pretty expensive) on the back of the glass is deteriorating and yellowing between the film and glass. If you get the glass out, and you can see through the film from the back, try some silver chrome paint. It has worked before and other times it didn't help at all. The film on the back contains mercury so be careful if you try and scrap any off! HTH Bo __________________ Buy it. Build it. Drive it. The rest is easy.

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