I have two 100 year old wheel etched mirrors that use to be be in a hotel bar lighted from behind so the etchings would show. The silvered paper around the etchings is peeling off. Is there a better way to remove the paper than with a razor blade. The mirrors are 30 in. X 72 in.
Try using bleach and brush/toothbrush. Pour the bleach slowly, sparingly, and watch the splashes onto the mirror. Brush it around with the brush. Parts of the silver will turn black and or disappear completely. Hope this helps!
The use of lead in paints and coatings has been reduce significantly due to health and environmental concerns related with lead exposure. Modern mirror manufacturing now involves different methods (specialized coatings and material) for protecting the reflective layer that are more environmentally friendly and safe. If you have an antique mirror or older home, most likely those mirrors were manufacture with the old process hence may contain high amount of lead. Thx for your feedback.
Thanks for saving me the money :)
That's great you found value in this video!
A razor blade... bet that was hard to come up with.
You didn’t show the final result after re coating it. Could you no longer see the area that was chipped?
It's not a perfect match, you will still be able to tell where it flakes off. But it does look a lot better. Again, this is just for touch up.
It needs a coat of black paint to darken the silver paint to look more like the mirrored silver.
Thanks you for your expertise and feedback!
@@ReviewsTravelFinanceRealEstate I am no expert, I just ran across a video that indicated a black coat is needed to make the silver paint more opaque.
I have two 100 year old wheel etched mirrors that use to be be in a hotel bar lighted from behind so the etchings would show. The silvered paper around the etchings is peeling off. Is there a better way to remove the paper than with a razor blade. The mirrors are 30 in. X 72 in.
Try using bleach and brush/toothbrush. Pour the bleach slowly, sparingly, and watch the splashes onto the mirror. Brush it around with the brush.
Parts of the silver will turn black and or disappear completely.
Hope this helps!
Do u know that "black stuff" is mercury!! I wud not be doing that in my home
The use of lead in paints and coatings has been reduce significantly due to health and environmental concerns related with lead exposure. Modern mirror manufacturing now involves different methods (specialized coatings and material) for protecting the reflective layer that are more environmentally friendly and safe.
If you have an antique mirror or older home, most likely those mirrors were manufacture with the old process hence may contain high amount of lead.
Thx for your feedback.
Result is not perfect though
Yes you are correct, as mention in the content, this is for touch up. You will not same result as OEM mirror.
Thanks for your feedback.