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Postby Ally » 13 Mar 2013, 15:37

Well...I am very, very impressed with the work Don has done in our en-suite. :D :D

He completely re-tiled it, cleaned up every little bit of mess and has left it immaculate. :D :D

But...he cleaned the two mirrors in there, not with my usual window cleaner but with a disinfectant spray!
He'd picked up the wrong bottle! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

One of the mirrors is huge and looks like one of those funny mirrors at the fair! :lol: :lol:

I've just tried to clean them using my normal glass spray but they're still really streaky. :roll:

Any tips to get them looking normal again? :)
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby debih » 13 Mar 2013, 15:43

No idea but maybe you could charge for people to come in and look at themselves.

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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby Ally » 13 Mar 2013, 15:45

debih wrote:No idea but maybe you could charge for people to come in and look at themselves.

:lol: :lol:


Only if they like to see themselves looking really freaky! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby meriad » 13 Mar 2013, 15:55

try really hot water with white vinegar if you have at home?

or good old fairy liquid?
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby JoM » 13 Mar 2013, 16:02

Vinegar and newspaper has worked for me in the past, methylated spirits are also good for cleaning mirrors - not sure if it'd work on streaks though but it was what we used to use in the hair salon I worked in and it cut through the film of hairspray with no problems.
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby Ally » 13 Mar 2013, 16:25

meriad wrote:try really hot water with white vinegar if you have at home?

or good old fairy liquid?


Erm..excuse my thickness here but what do I do with the fairy liquid? :oops: :oops:
Be quiet WM!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Do I squirt some on a cloth and wipe or do you mean bubbly like the washing up water?

:lol: :lol: Now I know why I like my glass spray cleaner. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby Fugitive » 13 Mar 2013, 16:41

JoM wrote:Vinegar and newspaper has worked for me in the past, methylated spirits are also good for cleaning mirrors - not sure if it'd work on streaks though but it was what we used to use in the hair salon I worked in and it cut through the film of hairspray with no problems.


Always methylated spirits in the salon Jo. Vinegar and newspaper works too - after you've eaten the chips :x
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby meriad » 13 Mar 2013, 16:47

allyluvselvis wrote:
meriad wrote:try really hot water with white vinegar if you have at home?

or good old fairy liquid?


Erm..excuse my thickness here but what do I do with the fairy liquid? :oops: :oops:
Be quiet WM!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Do I squirt some on a cloth and wipe or do you mean bubbly like the washing up water?

:lol: :lol: Now I know why I like my glass spray cleaner. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Personally I'd put some on a damp sponge and give the mirror a good wipe and then rinse it off..... final buff with the vinegar and newspaper
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby JoM » 13 Mar 2013, 16:48

Fugitive wrote:
JoM wrote:Vinegar and newspaper has worked for me in the past, methylated spirits are also good for cleaning mirrors - not sure if it'd work on streaks though but it was what we used to use in the hair salon I worked in and it cut through the film of hairspray with no problems.


Always methylated spirits in the salon Jo. Vinegar and newspaper works too - after you've eaten the chips :x



Imagine the smears if you hadn't eaten the chips! :shock: ;)
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Re: Mirror, mirror

Postby Workingman » 13 Mar 2013, 18:11

allyluvselvis wrote:Erm..excuse my thickness here but what do I do with the fairy liquid? :oops: :oops:
Be quiet WM!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :

Noooooooooooo. :P :P :P
Never, ever, use wash up liquid to clean glass. It is a 'greasy' cleaner - that's why it cuts through grease - but it will leave as many streaks as it removes. The old vinegar and newspaper is tried and tested as is Brasso and paper.
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