EC

Electric Comet

17/07/2016 3:01 PM

plastic mirror vs. glass

making a small box and while looking for a suitalbe piece of mirror
i found that there are stick on plastic mirrors

does anyone know how good they are at reflecting clearly

concerned that it may not be as clear as a glass mirror










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JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2016 3:01 PM

18/07/2016 4:43 AM

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> On 7/17/2016 6:01 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
> > making a small box and while looking for a suitalbe piece of mirror
> > i found that there are stick on plastic mirrors
> >
> > does anyone know how good they are at reflecting clearly
> >
> > concerned that it may not be as clear as a glass mirror
> >
>
>
> I have plastic mirrors in both our showers. They are about 5 x 7,
> enough to shave by. They are very adequate, about 95% as good as glass.

The downside of a plastic mirror is that they are easy to scratch--you
have to be careful cleaning them.

k

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2016 3:01 PM

17/07/2016 9:37 PM

On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:01:13 -0700, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:

>making a small box and while looking for a suitalbe piece of mirror
>i found that there are stick on plastic mirrors
>
>does anyone know how good they are at reflecting clearly
>
>concerned that it may not be as clear as a glass mirror
>
In addition to not being as reflective as a glass mirror, plastic
scratches easily, making it even a worse choice over time. Other
considerations can trump this problem, obviously.

EC

Electric Comet

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2016 3:01 PM

18/07/2016 10:35 AM

On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:35:42 -0400
Ed Pawlowski <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have plastic mirrors in both our showers. They are about 5 x 7,
> enough to shave by. They are very adequate, about 95% as good as
> glass.

that should be good enough for this application

they will be smaller than that too








EP

Ed Pawlowski

in reply to Electric Comet on 17/07/2016 3:01 PM

17/07/2016 7:35 PM

On 7/17/2016 6:01 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
> making a small box and while looking for a suitalbe piece of mirror
> i found that there are stick on plastic mirrors
>
> does anyone know how good they are at reflecting clearly
>
> concerned that it may not be as clear as a glass mirror
>


I have plastic mirrors in both our showers. They are about 5 x 7,
enough to shave by. They are very adequate, about 95% as good as glass.


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