Cleaning Mirror

S., this may sound strange, but use a peice of newspaper, and a spot of water, or no water at all, rub the mirror with the newspaper, some mirrors clean really well with a newspaper, this works well, belive it or not, if just the newspaper does not work, add a bit of water, then rub it away, other than that, i dont know, all i know is i had a mirror that would not clean unless it was a newspaper, any way have a good day and let me know if it works, D. s

I am not sure if this will work like it did in the past but my great grandma always used warm vinigar and water to do her windows mirrors and growing up I remember being able to look out her windows and seeing myself in her mirrors.
If this does not work I am at a loss.

I would try a mixture of viniger & water. I know when I bought my kitchen faucet, this is what it said to use to clean water deposits off it.

Try white vinegar. You may need to let it sit on the mirror.

Try fingernail polish remover and cotton balls. good luck

Plain, white vinegar and water ought to do the trick... I can't remember the ratio of vinegar to water, but obviously, more water than vinegar. Then you'll just want to keep a window open to air the vinegar smell out, if it's to strong.

Good luck!

M.

Try vinegar. Or try a little bit of Dawn liquid soap and warm water.

We had hard water too. Nothing got rid of the deposits. We finally invested in a water softner, and that did the trick. No more dry skin, spotty dishes, hard and worn laundry and lovely, stain/deposit-free shower stall and sinks.

The sad thing is the years of minerals and deposits took their toll on all of our appliances, and we had to replace them shortly after getting the water softner. We had to get a brand new washing machine and dishwasher. We also had to replace our glass shower doors, to name a few things that were affected.

Since the water softner, perfect everything. It was worth the investment.

try using vinegar and water! that usually works to clean windows. M.

Vinegar will naturally dissolve the hard water deposits. You can dilute it in water, and it's a great natural cleanser for glass and windows. (Don't use it on anything marble, because it will dissolve that too.)

use white vinegar on a cloth and rub it may take alittle rubbing but should work I live where the water is very hard too. J. K.

S.,

I use straight vinegar. It is stinky, but effective and better for the environment, not to mention the pocketbook. I also wipe down windows with butcher paper, not paper towels because they leave the "fuzzies" and streaks behind. You can even use newspaper. It won't leave marks on the glass, but it will ink your hands.

Good luck,
S.

I have heard that vinegar and water is supposed to work....or you could even use windshield solvent like you would use on your car....its a little stronger than just plain windex.

try vinager - it works great - I had to clean pool windows in a public pool area and we used vinager to get the hard water and chlorine off the windows.

Good luck

Try vinegar. Are you sure the spots are on the front of the mirror and not on the back? If they are on the back, it will be easier to replace the mirror.

I have used a razor blade and run it over the surface and it gets them off.

My Mom and Grandma always used vinager and water( in spray bottle) and crumpled up newspaper. I don't know if it will take the spots off, but it is great for a non-streaking window cleaner. Good Luck!

Hi S.,
As you must know by now, vinegar is the key. However don't use newspapers to wipe. It used to be that newspapers really did the trick to have streak free mirrors and windows. and it truly did work, this is how I cleaned my mirrorsin the past. However Today, that trick no longer works. The ink used on newspapers has changed and printing presses used "soy" or something in the dyes therefore leaving streaks. I couldn't figure out why a new 6 foot mirror we had just bought and was anxious to clean was coming out very streaky using newspapers. I looked it up on the internet to find out why. Just a tip and hope it helps or at least educates. Good luck, I am such a fanatic about clean streaky mirrors!

you can go to a hardware store and get steel whool 0000 it has to have 4 0000 on it and it should take it off don't use any chemicals just that it also works on windows for rain spots and stuff

I heard that vinegar takes off scale from like humidifiers so maybe try that. We had hard water for many years and to prevent future issues or with dishwasher issues I'd suggest a water softner. It was a great buy for us.

There is a great product from Restore Cleaning products called BATHROOM LIME & SCALE REMOVER. This is a Minnesota company. They are green and have wonderful products. I have found most of their products are available at Cub stores and co-ops around town. Their web site offers a store locator too. http://restoreproducts.com/

I have a girlfriend who cleans houses, and she said that you should try either Kaboom, or Tilex soap scum remover with a Mr Clean magic eraser. She said sometimes vinegar will work, but if there is a lot of build up it might be better to use those other products.

Microfiber cleaning cloths work wonderful. It takes the streaks off mirrors and windows and shines your faucets without being wet.