Can this glass be salvaged?
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I’ve been wanting to build a magic mirror for a while and was lucky enough to be given a piece of 2-way glass, but my excitement faded when I tested it in front of a monitor and found it’s quite dark and not particularly reflective. It looks like what you see when you look at a car window that has a dark tint.
In the shot below I set a handheld mirror next to the 2 way glass to illustrate the difference.
My question is, is this just due the inherent properties of the glass or will it be improved when I black out the area behind the glass? Or is there any other treatment or polishing that would improve reflectiveness?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions…
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Throw something dark behind it and see what happens.
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It looks like there’s not a lot of reflectiveness to that mirror. You’re not going to improve on that. On the plus side, it means that whatever is behind that glass will show through really well.
I think you can salvage it, but you’ll probably want to put the mirror in a bright area. The transmission through the glass should be very good, so you’ll be able to see the content even in a brightly lit room.
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@bhepler Thanks for the feedback. For this first project I do need something quite a bit more reflective so I think I’ll continue the conversation with the glass shop to see what else they can source.
