Does any one know if you can get the chemical or material to make mirrors out of plane glass.
Todd
mirror
Jan 02, 2004
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Silver nitrate is the principal chemical used in silver mirroring according to recollection. It is not a clement chemical to work around and the reagent grade is quite expensive. You probably can use a cheaper "technical" grade but good luck finding that in moderate quantities. Because of deviltry by amateurs, insurance considerations and nature of the compound you may also discover that chemical supply houses are more than reluctant to sell anything to home users. Someone here may have another source suggestion.
If you Google +("mirror making" OR "mirror manufacturing" OR "manufacture of mirrors") you should get an insight into the process to allow you decide if you want to get that involved...and that is the point. Given toxicity, equipment, time and cost--just to mention a few points--how it would be practicable to make a mirror out of regular glass when they are much, much more cheaply had finished would be something to think about.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Yes, I know (you can).
Sorry, Todd. Couldn't resist ! Now to assist. A simple google search came up with . . .
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and one I found a couple of years ago and just took a few minutes to relocate . . .
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a couple of very interesting ones . . .
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Labs have a site, click on the various silvering solutions and otherprocess materials at . . .
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though, unless you are considering doing this as a long termbusiness or hobby, it is better to source someone that can do the job/s foryou.Good luck.
If you want to sample the process, check
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