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Product Description
Applications for a glass first surface mirror require a true reflection with no ghosting effect, also known as front surface mirrors. Regular mirrors have an aluminum mirror coating on the backside of the glass that creates a faint secondary reflection. Glass first surface mirrors have an aluminum mirror coating on the face of the glass that maximizes the amount of light reflected and minimizes distortion.
Features
- Opaque with 0% transparency
- 96% reflective
- 1λ per inch flatness (selective double flat)
- Comes with protective laminate over coating
- Manufactured in the USA
- Quantity discounts available
- Same day shipping
- International shipping
- Clients include electronics manufacturers, defense contractors, inventors, and the engineering & science departments of many major universities.
Applications
- Flight simulators, periscopes
- Broadcasting, photography, projection.
- Optics, astronomy, physics, lasers
- Barcode scanners
- Hollywood special effects
- High speed photography
- Kleidoscopes, product photography
- Ophthalmology eye tests, dental mirrors
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Shipping
We cut and ship the glass first surface mirrors immediately. We ship mirrors under 24″ x 30″ in carefully packaged boxes with FedEx while larger mirrors are more extensively packaged in a custom wood crate and shipped via freight. All shipments are fully insured to protect our customers. Less than 2% of our shipments arrive broken. On the rare occasion breakage should occur, we will gladly replace the mirrors–just send us pictures of the mirror and damaged box.
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First surface mirrors allow barcode scanners to read multiple angles of the product without losing quality or creating a double image.
1λ first surface mirrors work flawlessly when used as a binocular mirror up to 15x. For greater magnification, we offer λ/4 flatness.
A first surface mirror reflects lasers in different ways to create stunning effects or for research and development of new products.
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Cutting Questions
What's the largest size you can cut?
Sizes up to 32″x50″ are cut from our 1λ stock. Sizes larger than this, up to 72″x96″, are cut from our 4-6λ stock sheets.
Will the mirrors be sharp?
We use a high quality wet sander to take the sharp edges off before shipping.
How accurate is your cutting tolerance?
Our size tolerance is typically +/- 1/16″. Please contact us for a custom quote if you need a higher level of accuracy.
Can you cut other shapes besides rectangles?
Please send us a diagram in JPG or PDF format and we can quote the shape for you.
What's the best way to cut the glass?
The standard score-and-break method is recommended. You’ll need to purchase a quality glass scoring wheel and glass pliers. Sandpaper or a sanding block is useful for sanding the sharp edges.
Shipping Questions
Do you ship internationally?
Yes, FedEx rates are automatically calculated when you check out. Duties/taxes are billed separately on delivery.
What's the chance mirrors break in shipping?
Less than 2% of our shipments arrive broken. If it should arrive broken, please send us pictures of the mirror and box right away, and we will send replacements.
How do you package the mirrors?
Small mirrors are carefully packaged in bubble wrap and shipped via fedex. Larger mirrors are crated with several inches of styrofoam on all sides. In the rare case that your mirror arrives broken, just send us pictures of the broken glass and box and we’ll send replacements right away.
How fast do you ship?
We are standing by to begin cutting and packaging your order immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but only if the size is larger than 32″x50″. That’s our maximum size for the high grade 1λ flatness mirrors in 1/4″ thickness.
The best quality is our 1/4″ thickness, which is 1λ per inch.
1/8″ thickness: 8λ per inch
Please feel free to order samples first to evaluate the quality of our mirrors. Limit 1 per customer.
Glass First Surface Mirror Sample – 1/4″ thickness (Random Size)
Glass First Surface Mirror Sample – 1/8″ thickness (Random Size)
Glass First Surface Mirror Sample – 1mm thickness (Random Size)
Glass First Surface Mirror Sample – 1.9mm thickness (Random Size)
To prevent scratching, you should use 50% Isopropyl Alcohol and Kimwipes. Microfiber wipes are generally ok for preventing scratching, but not as good as Kimwipes.
The standard score-and-break method is recommended. You’ll need to purchase a quality glass scoring wheel and glass pliers. Sandpaper or a sanding block is useful for sanding the sharp edges.
We recommend Gunther Mirror Mastic and VHB tape for the backside of the glass.
1/4″ thickness – 3.3 lb / sq ft
1/8″ thickness – 1.6 lb / sq ft
1.9mm thickness – 1 lb / sq ft
1mm – 0.5 lb / sq ft
Yes, provided you can protect the mirror surface from debris which may blow against the surface, scratching it.
Quantity discounts are automatically calculated using our online price calculator. If you are ordering qty 50+, please contact us for a custom quote.
Shipping discounts are automatically calculated using our online shopping cart.
We recommend using a backing with low thermal expansion, such as aluminum.
You can add the laminate back by using our Precote 33 spray
Glass Spray Cleaner
