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ALUMINISING MIRROR SERVICE

 

All the mirrors sent to us for re-aluminising are coated by our expert staff in our own Coating Department.

This is where we have not one, but six  coating plants, ranging from 300mm up to 1200mm chambers.

This allows us to offer you a very fast turn around time , usually not more than 7 days and often a lot less.

All our mirrors are QUARTZ OVERCOATED and this is included in the quoted price.

 

EVEN COATING

 

Our vacuum coating chambers have rotary work holders, which allow us to rotate your mirror whilst we evaporate the aluminium and quartz. This means that you have the most even coating available ( some older plants do not have this facility, and therefore the coating can be thick in one place, and thin in another).

 

We advise against trying to remove the old coating on your mirror yourself, as this can quite easily mark the surface. We will for a small charge  remove your old coating with a mild acidic solution WITHOUT harming the polished surface. All mirrors we coat are returned in a special acid free tissue, which we advise you to keep for storage of your mirror when not in use

Please protect VERY CAREFULLY the surface to be coated when  sending a mirror to us for aluminizing or re-aluminising

 

MIRROR DIAMETER

COATING PRICE

REMOVAL OF COATING

P&P

75mm

£7.58

£0.87

£POA

100mm

£7.58

£0.87

£POA

125mm

£8.14

£0.87

£POA

150mm

£9.70

£1.00

£POA

200mm

£18.38

£1.09

£POA

250mm

£25.55

£1.37

£POA

275mm

£27.76

£1.46

£POA

300mm

£30.68

£1.74

£POA

325mm

£33.60

£1.89

£POA

350mm

£36.52

£2.19

£POA

375mm

£43.83

£2.65

£POA

400mm

£51.14

£3.65

£POA

450mm

£82.00

£5.60

£POA

508mm

£92.00

£6.70

£POA

609mm

£105.00

£6.70

£POA

 

 

 

DIAGONAL FLAT MIRRORS 

MINOR AXIS

COATING

REMOVAL OF COATING

P&P

36mm

£4.08

£.058

£POA

45mm

£4.60

£0.58

£POA

50mm

£4.85

£0.58

£POA

64mm

£5.60

£0.65

£POA

NOTE: All diagonals over 64mm will be charged at MIRROR prices.

PLEASE TELEPHONE FOR A QUOTATION IF YOU MIRROR IS OVER 40mm THICK

 

Mirrors are ONLY accepted for aluminizing on condition that we are not held responsible for any damage or loss to goods  whilst in our care or in transit.

 

OPTICAL GOODS ARE NOT INSURED FOR TRANSIT OR WHILST IN THE LABORATORIES.

We therefore advise CUSTOMERS TO SEEK THEIR OWN INSURANCE.

 

 

HINTS FOR CARE / CLEANING MIRRORS

 

Dust is best removed with a fine Camel hair brush. Grease fingerprints etc, can be removed by washing your mirror with a weak solution of ‘washing up liquid’  .Please  only use B.P.C. COTTON WOOL   for swabbing as all other materials (even cotton wool) contain man made fibres which can act like ‘wire wool’ to the Aluminised surface.

 Rinse with distilled water and dry immediately with a hair dryer or fan to prevent water staining.

 

 

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