Remove Fog Free Coating
Carrie B
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I bought this inexpensive Allen & Roth (Lowes) fog free Medicine cabinet a few months ago. Despite some reviews complaining about the mirror (how bad can a mirror be?) I bought it.
The mirror - after a month of use - is now smudged and scratched and no amount of proper cleaning helps.
I called Lowes and they won’t take it back without the receipt, which I no longer have.
Some reviews said that fog free coating can be removed. I tried to lift it with my fingernail to no avail. I don’t care about the fog free aspect anyway. Anyone have tips on removing the coating?
Hard to capture the issue, but that big smudge in the middle won't go away, and there are a lot of small scratches as well.
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@krissie55 - you're looking at the medicine cabinet/mirror - it's frameless. But what you're seeing is the reflection in it.
@Karenseb - My partner came over and he *was* above to peel the coating off with his fingernail. Guess he's got better fingers (or nails!) than I do.
It was a little hard to pull off - the coating is a thick, semi-rigid plastic and it took two of us - me to hold the medicine cabinet door in place (so he didn't accidentally rip it off) while he slowly peeled off the coating, which took some strength.
Now that the coating is gone, the mirror looks perfect. And, since I usually don't bother to close the bathroom door anyway (I live alone,) there isn't even fog on the mirror after a shower now that the coating's gone!
It's such a stupid design defect. It's a perfectly fine (cheap!) medicine cabinet - and then they go and add this "fog free" coating that scratches and smudges so easily...
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