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Making Colored Aluminum Mirrors
2005
Dear Sir/Madam
I want to produce some mirrors with different colors. would you please help me in this case?
Thanks for your attention.
Aluminium mirror - Tehran, Iran
I have never seen such a thing, but I have seen aluminum reflectors and I have seen fairly shiny dyed aluminum. You need to make the mirrors out of a good grade of relatively pure aluminum, then hand polish them, bright dip them, anodize them (fairly thin, probably only a couple of ten thousandths of an inch), dye them, and hot water seal. The dye probably won't hold up outside.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
(Ted can offer longterm or instant help)
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2005
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