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how do I prevent mildew/rusting in bathroom mirror? interuser 05-16-2008
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Posted by interuser on May 16, 2008, 1:30 am
Hi. In my bathrooom I have a mirror which was glued on the wall tiles
using silicone. It pretty much fits on the wall (maybe 1-2 millimeters
gap). Under the bottom , left and right sides of the mirror I see some
gray substance. It probably is mildew or rust because of the humidity
formed when bathing. Two questions:
1. how can i clean this ? (however, it is not much, so I wouldn't mind
leaving it there)
2. how can i prevent it from spreading? I thought of sealing the 3
sides with silicone and leaving the top one unsealed so that any
humidity trapped can escape. If humidity occupies space from bottom to
up, then sealing the sides would be fine.

Your comments please

Posted by on May 16, 2008, 1:43 am
On Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:49 -0700 (PDT), interuser

>Hi. In my bathrooom I have a mirror which was glued on the wall tiles
>using silicone. It pretty much fits on the wall (maybe 1-2 millimeters
>gap). Under the bottom , left and right sides of the mirror I see some
>gray substance. It probably is mildew or rust because of the humidity
>formed when bathing. Two questions:
>1. how can i clean this ? (however, it is not much, so I wouldn't mind
>leaving it there)
>2. how can i prevent it from spreading? I thought of sealing the 3
>sides with silicone and leaving the top one unsealed so that any
>humidity trapped can escape. If humidity occupies space from bottom to
>up, then sealing the sides would be fine.
>
>Your comments please

If this is on the back side of the glass, the silvering is going bad
on the mirror. It sometimes just happens but Windex will kill it very
fast. If you must use a window cleaner, don't let it get to the
bottom.

Posted by buffalobill on May 16, 2008, 5:10 am
> Hi. In my bathrooom I have a mirror which was glued on the wall tiles
> using silicone. It pretty much fits on the wall (maybe 1-2 millimeters
> gap). Under the bottom , left and right sides of the mirror I see some
> gray substance. It probably is mildew or rust because of the humidity
> formed when bathing. Two questions:
> 1. how can i clean this ? (however, it is not much, so I wouldn't mind
> leaving it there)
> 2. how can i prevent it from spreading? I thought of sealing the 3
> sides with silicone and leaving the top one unsealed so that any
> humidity trapped can escape. If humidity occupies space from bottom to
> up, then sealing the sides would be fine.
>
> Your comments please

check with your auto glass shop for replacement mirrors cut to size
with various edges.
see mirror trim kits. see hdsupplysolutions.

Posted by Ralph on May 16, 2008, 8:29 am
Well, you have suggestions on how to get the cleanup done.

To stop it from happening, you need to do two things.
1. Open the door after a bath or shower, to let the concentrated humidity
out of a small space.
2. Run a fan, so that the humidity moves away from the room.

The bathroom fan will not do the job, unless you have a very good vent and a
very good fan.

> Hi. In my bathrooom I have a mirror which was glued on the wall tiles
> using silicone. It pretty much fits on the wall (maybe 1-2 millimeters
> gap). Under the bottom , left and right sides of the mirror I see some
> gray substance. It probably is mildew or rust because of the humidity
> formed when bathing. Two questions:
> 1. how can i clean this ? (however, it is not much, so I wouldn't mind
> leaving it there)
> 2. how can i prevent it from spreading? I thought of sealing the 3
> sides with silicone and leaving the top one unsealed so that any
> humidity trapped can escape. If humidity occupies space from bottom to
> up, then sealing the sides would be fine.
>
> Your comments please


Posted by interuser on May 21, 2008, 10:56 am
> Hi. In my bathrooom I have a mirror which was glued on the wall tiles
> using silicone. It pretty much fits on the wall (maybe 1-2 millimeters
> gap). Under the bottom , left and right sides of the mirror I see some
> gray substance. It probably is mildew or rust because of the humidity
> formed when bathing. Two questions:
> 1. how can i clean this ? (however, it is not much, so I wouldn't mind
> leaving it there)
> 2. how can i prevent it from spreading? I thought of sealing the 3
> sides with silicone and leaving the top one unsealed so that any
> humidity trapped can escape. If humidity occupies space from bottom to
> up, then sealing the =A0sides would be fine.
>
> Your comments please

So any ideas as to why this is happening (only bottom side). Is it
because moist fills space from bottom -> up ?
More importantly, would filling with silicone the bottom part solve my
problem ?

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