[TheForge] Re: re-silver an antique mirror

[Terry L. Ridder]

hello;

the edition i have does not have it.
i have the 60th edition.

no need to type it up.
i have the basics:
0) strip mirror backing paint with stripper.
1) strip silver with nitric acid.
2) clean glass with de-ionized water.
3) peacock labs sells the chemicals at an obscene
   markup. a chemical suppy house would have much better
   prices. thinking of it the wife's cousin owns a chemical
   supply company i will just ask him if he can get what i
   would need.

obscene re-silvering kit prices.
http://www.peacocklabs.com

wife's cousin place.
http://www.gurtler.com

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Mike Spencer wrote:

mike> 
mike> > would anyone know what it takes to re-silver a mirror?
mike> 
mike> There are instructions for silvering glass in the Handbook of
mike> Chemistry and Physics in the Arts and Recipes section.  At least it's
mike> in my 40th ed. circa 1958 -- it may be one of the things that they
mike> dropped frpm newer edition, as they did the alloy for teaspoons that
mike> melt in hot coffee.
mike> 
mike> You *do* have a HbkC&P, don't you, Terry?  :-) (I can type it up for
mike> you if you don't have and can't get the book -- about a page of tiny
mike> type.)
mike> 
mike> - Mike
mike> 

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Terry L. Ridder ><>