Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Where to buy 2 way mirror in USA
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I just went down to my local glass shop and they ordered me a two way mirror. The glass flavor is quite expensive so I found out LOL
Whatever you do just make sure you buy a good one or the image looking back at you will be wavy and distorted.
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I’m in texas. I found a place that sells full sheets(48"x96") of 3mm for $202. There’s also an amazon seller that has decent prices on smaller pieces and they offer prime shipping:
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Just remember the thicker for plastic stuff the better quality, or so I have found!
I had some of the thin stuff… funhouse mirror time LOL
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WOW Great information from everyone, thank you all for the help :) time to do a little more research.
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@psm9 would you say the 3/16 thickness is better than the 1/8? Or do they both have the same amount of fun house effect?
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@spacevolt
the 3/16 is better. There’s still a bit of distortion, but noticeably less than the 1/8. I’d go with thatThe 1/4 inch from twowaymirrors.com is a bit better than that, but is the most expensive.
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I would avoid ordering from TAP plastics… Would not recommend this company. Shipment came damaged and was painful to deal with them.
Ended up costing me over $200 extra to pay shipping and duties twice on a poor quality item.
Even UPS called them to correct their shipping invoice to reflect as replacement item and was shocked TAP plastic refused to make correction.
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@creo519 - I’m sorry to hear that. My experience with TAP Plastics was a positive one.
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Has anyone had any luck with a very large acrylic mirror from one of these vendors?
I want a 51" x 34" mirror (in front of a 60" TV) above a vanity in a bathroom.
I realize the ideal solution would be a vanitymirror from twowaymirrors.com, as it’s glass, but they want $1750+ before shipping. I just can’t justify such a huge chunk of cash for what was supposed to be a small detail in our bathroom update. I really don’t understand why they’re so expensive – especially when they charge ~$725 for the equivalent size “two way mirror” which is not a “smart mirror”. $1000 different to go from 70/10 transparency to 70/30? wtf.
I see ~$415 for tap plastic’s thickest acrylic option @ 3/16in
and ~$584 for twowaymirrors acrylic at @ 1/4inheading to a local glass place today as well to see what they can do as well.
I was just wondering if anyone has success stories with acrylic this size. I realize I’m taking a gamble on the thing looking like a fun house. I can probably live with the potential scratching/maintenance aspect of it, but funhouse is a no-go.
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The mirror I had ordered from TAP plastics was acrylic 3/16 - 60x30 in front of a 48 inch display. This will be a full length mirror for bathroom… I have placed the TV into a door and putting the mirror framed on front. I have not fully installed the mirror yet but I can definitely tell there is a fun house effect. Our vanity mirror will be a regular mirror so I’m not too concerned this additional mirror having a little fun house effect. TAP plastics has been a horrible experience to work with as their packaging to send the mirror is not overly protected on the sides of the mirror. The mirror came to me scratched and they had sent a replacement. TAP plastics had left me on the hook to pay additional brokerage and duties (being in canada) again on the replacement. So in the end I had paid over $700 for this mirror. On the original mirror I tried repairing some of the scratches and cleaning it… impossible… the mirror film scratches very easily and cleaning even with a microfibre rag will leave swirling over time. Knowing all this now … and this being a permanent installation into our bathroom… I wish I had spent the extra money to have it glass so I won’t ever need to replace.
