Glassless Mirrors

Durability

There are pros and cons to both glassless and glass mirrors. However, there are many upsides to glassless mirrors for certain settings.

Most people envision an unbreakable product when speaking of non-glass mirrors. In reality, both glassless Mylar® mirrors and glass mirrors can be damaged. The primary difference is dealing with broken glass and liability or not dealing with it.

Glassless Mylar® Mirrors are more sensitive than glass mirrors regarding damage. They are susceptible to tears and scratches and are not ideal for abusive settings. However, the upside of safety, better image quality, lightweight design, ease of mounting, and mobility make them an excellent choice for non-abusive environments. At the same time, we still would not recommend glass mirrors for abusive settings.

In general, most people stay away from mirrors in public facilities, but there are cases where a weight plate or dumbbell hits a mirror by accident. These types of occurrences are why our mirrors were made to help eliminate potential injury and potential liability.

If our glassless mirrors are impacted, one of two things will happen; the mirror film will tear or dent. Either way, there is no broken glass. Torn mirrors will have to be replaced, but most dents can often be repaired, depending on the severity of the impact.

Dent Repair

If the mirror film is dented, in most cases, the dent can be repaired entirely. For minor dents, a hot blow dryer can be used, and for major dents, a heat gun will be needed. We can supply heat gun repair instructions upon request by using our Contact Us page. Customers will need to provide their order information when requesting mirror repair information.

If the mirror film is scratched from the impact, scratches cannot be removed or repaired. The reflective surface is completely exposed to provide the best image clarity possible. Like traditional glass mirrors, our glassless mirrors can still be damaged and do need to be handled with care. However, they are excellent for non-abusive settings where the mirror will be used solely for image reflection.

If a  Mylar® mirror is impacted hard enough to tear the Mylar® film, the impact was relatively severe and could have been enough to crack or break a traditional glass mirror. If the mirror film is torn, the mirror will have to be replaced, but keep in mind that broken glass and potential injury were avoided.

Installation

With the extremely lightweight design, our non-glass mirrors are very easy to install. Mounting to the rolling stands can be a one-person job, but it will take two people to mount to the wall due to their size.

Each mirror comes with four pre-drilled holes on the back of the mirror, four L-brackets, and four screws that go into the back of the mirror. The customer must supply four screws that will go into the wall-type they are mounting to, such as studs, drywall, brick, or other wall types.

The L-brackets have two holes per bracket, one for attaching to the mirror and one for connecting to the wall.

Mounting & Cleaning Instructions

Click to view glassless wall mirror mounting instructions.

Click to view glassless rolling mirror wheel mounting instructions.

Wall Mounted vs. Rolling Stand

Our non-glass mirrors are available as glassless wall-mounted mirrors or with rolling stands. Plus, they can be converted at any time to either wall mount or rolling stand versions after your initial purchase. This gives you the ability to change your wall mirror to a rolling stand mirror, or vice versa, as your facility needs change.

The ability to change from wall-mount to rolling mirrors gives you, or your facility added versatility that traditional glass mirrors may or may not be able to provide. Existing Gtech Fitness® wall mount mirrors would require the purchase of rolling stands to be converted to glassless rolling mirrors.