Why not have Leonard Plating silver plate it then?
On Monday, April 8, 2013 2:44:59 PM UTC-5, Bert Knupp wrote:
Volks,
Phooey. I talked to the nice people at Madison Glass Co. (see below).
They re-silver glass mirrors and glass reflectors – but not metal
reflectors. The guy recommended
is no object, Uvira, in Merlin, Oregon, is unsurpassed. They're true
pros.
Bert Knupp
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Why
Volks,
Phooey. I talked to the nice people at Madison Glass Co. (see below). They
re-silver glass mirrors and glass reflectors - but not metal reflectors.
The guy recommended a couple of chrome-plating shops that I know. I thanked
him politely and hung up: chrome plating does NOT make for a
Bert,
Supper mirror powder coating...cheap and might be worth a shot?..but if
you think chrome is not good enough, then poweder coating may not be
either.
I, for certain do not have enough info...if you can do plastic vapor
deposition on plastic and have it be bright and shiny enough to
Bert,
I had some Model A reflectors done a few years ago locally. And it wasn't
cheap. I think it was like 160 bucks for two. But they did a really nice
job. Only other options I can see is silver paint, or mylar tape. But your
results might vary.
-Kirin
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Dave C.
