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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluemoon, post: 296144, member: 1296&quot;]I managed to breathe in mercury vapors... possibly. I decided to wash the back of an old mirror (bad idea in general) and used very warm water, accidentally. I noticed a sweet smell and that the mercury silvering started to flake off. I stopped the washing after that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I read somewhere that certain mercury vapors have a sweet smell. I don&#039;t know if that was it, or the smell of the paint and wax I had used for the frame some time ago. Can warm water cause mirror mercury to become a vapor? It&#039;s apparently very harmful to breathe in, so I guess we&#039;ll have to wait and find out what happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes I think about quitting, not starting any kind of restoration projects... for safety&#039;s sake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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