i have a old mirror with a scratched surface on the back of the mirror which shows up on the front of the mirror, what can i use to mend it, paint ? if so what type and colour

claudia cox, March 2008

I have a similar problem with a kitchen cabinet that has mirrors with designs on them and one of them have several scratches, these now show as black spots since there is no light inside the cabinet. Resilvering would take off the decorations so I need to "fix" the shiny part if I can.
I had thought of using the aluminum foil as the other reader suggested.
I've also considered trying silver paint or that spray chrome... has anyone actually used any of these three repairs and if so which one works best?

sburrage, October 2008

Place a piece of foil behind it - the silver should imitate the mirror's appearance.

S, September 2008