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What is the best way to get an elliptic transparent plastic surface? [closed]
I want to develop some weird augmented reality glasses, with a projector illuminating the glasses inner side, and the light reflecting straight to my eye. The point is to keep the glasses transparent ...
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How can I fix a scratch on a mirror?
I designed a wardrobe for my new house with mirrors on the doors. The project was executed, and after that I see a scratch on one mirror.
The mirrors have 5mm thickness. The scratch is like a line ...
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How do I install a vanity that's higher than the mirror?
I'm doing a bath remodel. The existing wall mirror is resting on a Formica back-splash. The existing cabinet is wheelchair height.
The remodel cabinet will be higher than the bottom of the wall ...
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How can I dispose of large glass mirrors?
I recently remodeled my bathrooms and removed the old flat glass mirrors that were hung on the walls. I kept them thinking that I could cut and frame them, but I wound up just purchasing new ones.
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How do I hang a large wall to wall mirror?
I have a 5' by 6' mirror to install frameless in my bathroom. When I set it on the back splash do I need anything on the back splash or can I set direct without any metal or plastic things making a ...
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Is there a easy way to procure muriatic acid to “faux antique” a mirror?
I've read that the best way to "antique" a mirror is to use hydrochloric/muriatic acid to burn away some of the metallic backing. According to different sources it can be found easily at hardware ...
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Is there a technique to make a shower mirror fog-free?
We want to install a permanent mirror in a new shower, but hope to find a permanent way to prevent it from fogging up.
I have seen gooseneck mirrors that hook up to the showerhead itself so as to run ...
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Flattening frameless wall mirror
So, I purchased a frameless mirror to mount on my bedroom wall and it was sitting on the floor for a few days before I had a chance to mount it. When I mounted it today, I found that it was slightly ...
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How to install a large mirror on drywall?
I need to reattach(*) a large, flat, frameless mirror (about 8'x6') to drywall, and a few long/thin beveled mirror pieces around it as a "frame".
Two questions:
What adhesive should I use? Epoxy ...
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What should I look for when buying a frameless mirror?
What should I look for when buying a frameless, full length mirror to mount on a bedroom wall? It will be mounted close to a light switch (not that I think that matters). I understand that mirrors ...
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How can I clean calcium deposits off my mirror?
I live in Denmark and water is containing high amounts of calcium so my bathroom mirror has all these white spots which are so hard to remove, any ideas for a dissolver or something?
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How do I remove a frameless glued mirror?
I have an ugly giant frameless mirror glued to a tiled wall in my bathroom I want to remove.
It's probably been there > 20 years.
How do I get rid of it? I'm thinking of just covering it in tape ...
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What's the right name of the things that mount a frameless mirror to the wall through the mirror?
I feel silly asking this question but I don't know the term for the little things that hold a frameless mirror to the wall through holes in the mirror. They're often little plastic stars or metal ...
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What can I use to hang a frameless mirror?
I'm looking to hang a mirror on the wall on my bathroom. It weighs about 20 or so lbs. There are no built in hooks on the back of the mirror? What should I use to hang this thing?
