How To Make A Glass Door Into A Mirror

If you do not find it on the shelves ask for help in the paint department.

How to make a glass door into a mirror.

Once the doors are prepped shake the looking glass can for a good minute or two then evenly apply light coats to half the panes of glass on one door holding the can about 10 from the glass. Unlike the stick on vinyl strips that mimic molding. Then spray the panel with mirror effect spray paint let it dry and put the mirror back in the frame. The surface of the glass is perfectly smooth so it will be a perfect mirror.

And it was so easy. But not at my front door. You can buy it where these two products are sold including walmart and home improvement stores. It s best used if the door itself is wood or made of medium density fibreboard and will only work on hinged doors not on sliding or bi fold closet doors since the trim will add depth and width.

Hope this helps judy. Three coat the panes with the looking glass paint. You ll need a door with one or more panes of glass. Spray paint can create a glossy reflective surface that gives the effect of a mirror.

I thought about having a large mirror cut to replace the glass panel in this old door to make it a floor mirror. Use this technique for easy inexpensive craft projects at home. But i hated to throw perfectly good glass away so i did some research and found a way to turn regular glass into a mirror simply with spray paint. It will be nearly smooth like the dull side of aluminum foil which is not smooth enough for a mirror.

Clean the door first and let its age and wear become part. I was skeptical but it worked awesome. While making a mirror requires a precise silvering process you can make glass look like a mirror with spray paint you can find at craft stores. Trim and molding can give a mirror door the same look as mullions or panels in a window frame.

Mirrors are an important fixture above dressers vanities and bathroom sinks. To make a mirror remove the glass panel from a picture frame and clean it thoroughly with rubbing alcohol. One such project is converting a door into a floor standing or wall mounted mirror. Rustoleum and krylon both have spray paint to make glass into mirrors.