What You Need To Know About Cleaning A Cloudy Mirror

I have met a number of people who are having trouble with cleaning their mirrors that have become cloudy and today I want to try and help you in that regard.

Let us say you own a full length mirror and is tarnished and cloudy well take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. I have been there; I can bet that you neighbour has owned one too. I tried everything I could to clean it until I got rid of it only to discover the best cleaning methods months after I had gotten rid of it.

Now what if you do not want to replace it for one reason or the other? Is there really a way to clean it? As a decorative mirrors specialist I know a few tricks on how you can do this effectively. You can use these suggestions for a variety of mirrors including large, oversized, compact, framed, unframed or even full body length mirrors.

The most obvious way is to clean them with water. Just warm the water or even to boil and then try to clean it. Keep the water pure i.e. without adding any additives. If you own plexy glass then you can be sure this will work pretty well.

Vinegar and a newspaper can work well too. I mean it could be that someone once tried to clean it with something that was oily.

Another alternative is to use spray cleaners like Windex or something similar. One thing I must mention here is that spray cleaners are good for some decorative bathroom mirror and not for others. So you should not despair if that particular spray does not work on your mirror.

If you are having difficulty with having them clean by using any of my recommendations, then probably there are other reasons why it is cloudy. Maybe the problem is with the silver on the back of the mirror i.e it could be peeling off. This could be a cause to get rid of it but if you really can’t then try to get it re-slivered.