If the toothpaste or the mustard vinegar paste didn t work and the scratch is still too big or distracting to you bring the mirror to a professional.
Get small scratches out of mirror.
In many cases you can buff the scratch out with some simple polishing compound.
This hampers the very job the mirror is created for.
Your mirror may have scratches in the glass or in the silvering on the back.
So let s get right into it.
Step it up and use some fine grade sandpaper to remove deeper scratches.
This process is great for removing scratches in mirrors.
A scratched mirror can affect the aesthetic appeal of a room.
Rub the mirror with toothpaste.
Fortunately there are a few home remedies you can apply before you lug the thing to the specialists for an expensive re silvering.
Staring into a mirror with scratches can cause a frown to appear on your face.
The abrasive ingredients in toothpaste can occasionally polish out scratches.
Don t use anything abrasive on the glass or mirror as this may leave more scratches.
It s possible to remove surface scratches in glass by buffing them out but this technique won t work if the scratches are deep.
Before attempting to remove the scratch in the glass clean the entire area.
Glass shops can re silver and restore mirrors to achieve the best.
Though light scratches can be fixed with home remedies larger scratches will lead to cracks and should be repaired immediately.
None of this works if the mirror is dirty or blemished however.
If the scratch is in painted plastic you can easily hide the problem by using a touch up pen.
For scratches in car plastic make sure to use buffing supplies that are approved for automobile use.
If the scratches are light and small you will not need to replace the mirror.
If it s too good to be true it probably is what all those tutorials fail to mention is that you re essentially ruining your lenses in the process of removing those scratches if you can even get the scratch out at all.
Light scratches should be mostly gone by now.
One of the slower methods is to use nail polish and even though it takes some time this is one of the better scratch removing approaches.
You can buff out scratches in glass with a lot of different products.
For small scratches use a dremel or other rotating tool with an attached polishing disc to buff and polish the scratch.
Either way if you consider the mirror valuable enough to repair you ll have your work cut out for you.
Here are some common household repair methods.
Apply a small amount of the jewelers rouge or everyday whitening toothpaste to the scratch.
Items you will need.
Deeper scratches may not be able to be buffed out with this process.