scratched mirrors

[QuantumPion]

For a little while I was using those little spherical stick-on mirrors on my side mirrors, however after a week I decided they were more annoying than helpful, so I pulled them off. To get rid of the glue residue on the mirrors, I scrubbed them with naptha and a regular kitchen sponge. Unfortunately, the sponge managed to badly scratch the mirrors, making it hard to use them, especially at night. Is there any way I can polish the mirrors back to being clear, or is the damage permanent and I have to get some new ones?

 

[PottedMeat]

The mirrors are glass and the reflective coating is on the back, either you had sand or something in the sponge and ground it into the glass for a while or you didn't remove all the glue - I'm guessing the latter. Give some windex a shot or windshield fluid.

 

[QuantumPion]

The mirrors are glass and the reflective coating is on the back, either you had sand or something in the sponge and ground it into the glass for a while or you didn't remove all the glue - I'm guessing the latter. Give some windex a shot or windshield fluid.

Yeah that is what surprised me. How the heck did I scratch up glass mirrors with a kitchen sponge, which was new out of the pack. I thought at first maybe the naptha had something to do with it but I don't see how.