Question about film
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Hello, I just started my first magic mirror project. I’ve built my frame and I bought a piece of glass from home Depot thinking I was just going to buy the film and add it on myself, however the film that I applied doesn’t seem to be as reflective as other projects that I’ve seen. I’m not sure if it’s the specific kind of film that I purchased, but it seems to be way more transparent and not as much of a “mirror” as I’d like it to be. Also, I’m not sure if anyone else has this problem, but it is very difficult to put the film on without getting any debris in between the glass and film. So I have a lot of imperfections and bumps in mine. I’d like to know if anybody has run into this problem as well and has a solution for this.
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@Nuc13us yes, everybody has the film problem… the fix… don’t use film…,
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@sdetweil yes I’ve come to that conclusion after attempting to redo the same piece of glass 3 times.
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@Nuc13us Hi there, have you found out where can we get a better film or 2 ways mirror? I tried at Home Depot but no luck. I am in Canada. Thanks.
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@keven1508 I have only found thru online. amazon and such, and it really only works for small (<19in) displays for me… after that the distortion of the plastic or glass is magnified by the film… so its unacceptable…
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@keven1508 - Film based one-way mirrors are a compromise. They’re marginal at best if you’re on a tight budget. The amount of light reflected just isn’t as good as a professionally built one-way glass.
If you do insist on going with film, I would recommend taking the film and the glass to an automobile tint shop and asking if they’ll apply the film for you for a nominal fee. They have the experience and are probably the best people local to you to do it.
