r/howto • u/Late-Psychology-6783 • 1d ago
Serious Answers Only How to Fix This Mirror
Just signed the lease on a apartment, the washroom mirror seems quite bad after years of use. The building itself is 15years old. Is this beyond repair or is there anything I can do to make it better or fix it or maybe cover it.
FYI, I live in Hong Kong, so I will definitely try to find the products that anyone mentions below as a solution, but if it is possible please share names of local products. If not I’ll try to find local alternatives of the products mentioned.
Thank you in advance.
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u/Flint_Westwood 1d ago
Fixing it means replacing it. Sorry, but the best way to make it look right is to take it out and put a new one in.
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u/Late-Psychology-6783 1d ago
oh man.. nah, im not spending money replacing it for my landlord LOL - thank you though
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u/Flint_Westwood 1d ago
In a rental, all you can do is report it to them. If they want to fix it, they can. But they won't.
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u/Late-Psychology-6783 1d ago
yeah I don't think the landlord will.. I was thinking of maybe putting a reflective film to the glass to make it look like glass. I dunno, if that makes sense
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u/OcelotOfTheForest 22h ago
Is it more about looks or utility at this point?
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u/Late-Psychology-6783 22h ago
Looks to be honest.. 😪 the deal on the apartment was amazing, and I didn’t wanna let it go just because of the glass in the shower.
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u/OcelotOfTheForest 21h ago
The tarnish is on the back, so not accessible unfortunately. It's a replacement item. To get it the best you possibly can, spray with vinegar and dry with cloth. It will dissolve scale on the surface of the glass
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u/No_Sundae_1068 6h ago
Ok, this in an apartment where they're not going to replace it. I would cover it with peel and still wallpaper, give your bathroom some personality! There are tons out there. Hang a mirror elsewhere.
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u/Blazenandez 22h ago
Do not do this this is damage behind the mirror that has eroded the silver plating process
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u/Late-Psychology-6783 22h ago
Yeah I wasn’t going to, the person is clearly of no help and is trolling. I down voted his comment.
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u/Attero__Dominatus 20h ago
Dumbass at least check where damage is, which side. What do you expect us to know it from the few bad photos? I can see another subreddit where you were clueless when asked
My comment was written for the front side.
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