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Non-plated light reflective surface

A piece of equipment I'm making needs a light reflector (think floodlight cone or flashlight reflector). Ideally I would machine the cone to a very smooth surface, possibly coat with a passivator, and have as reflective a surface as I can get without plating.

Any recommendations for such a cheap-and-dirty reflective surface? For example, would aluminum be a good choice of material?

Hillary Myarke
Student - Berkeley, California, USA
August 19, 2008

Hi, Hillary. Yes. You can polish the aluminum and clearcoat it.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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