Removing scratches from antique mirror/glass

[bigandclever]

The missus has bought a rather expensive, rather large antique mirror. Unfortunately she has had a good go at sanding the wooden frame with a Black&Decker sander, and inadvertently scratched the surface of the mirror, not to any great depth (but you can feel it with a fingernail) all round the edge. Is it possible, or even feasible, to do some kind of DIY repair on this? The necessary equipment can be bought, time and effort isn't a problem either.

Thanks in advance!

[4mo]

Not tried them myself but I would imaging one of these is what you need

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/categories/searc...

[Z4 Animal]

Impossible in reality sorry.

You can get company's to come round to you to remove scratches but they remove the surface of the glass and on a mirror it's a no no also very costly.

You will be better off replacing the mirror.

[cuneus]

Z4 Animal said:

Impossible in reality sorry.

You can get company's to come round to you to remove scratches but they remove the surface of the glass and on a mirror it's a no no also very costly.

You will be better off replacing the mirror.

Given that silvering was applied to the back of the glass use some Cerium Oxide and a dremel

[Simpo Two]

As the frame has been sanded I expect it's lost any antique value it might have had, so you may as well get a new pane of mirror glass too.

[bigandclever]

Simpo Two said:

As the frame has been sanded I expect it's lost any antique value it might have had, so you may as well get a new pane of mirror glass too.

Not sure I agree on that, although maybe just 'old' would've been a better description than 'antique' She was removing 50 years of emulsion paint off the oak frame, so if anything temporarily enhanced it. The glass itself is the Victorian thick stuff and is 6ft by 5ft.

Worst end case is it gets chucked in the bin, but I'm loathe to not even try and reduce the damage - I know I'm not going to fix it 100%.

[Bonefish Blues]

Wooden bead round the edge to hide it maybe?

[Z4 Animal]

6 X 5 how was that being hung? If it was 50 years+ it was getting ready for replacement anyway approx cost £150