mirror resilver

[James F.]

I'm looking for someone current to resilver my '67 rearview mirror. I tried a previous suggestion from some years ago, no response. Thanks, Jim

[Rick C.]

Try Custom Mirror Restoration, 717-421-2781, custommirrorrestoration.com

Rick

[Tom P.]

I called them. Their restoration of a mirror includes REPLACING the glass, not resilvering the mirror.
Any other suggestions?

[Dave S.]

I'm looking for someone current to resilver my '67 rearview mirror. I tried a previous suggestion from some years ago, no response. Thanks, Jim

James,
I believe it is less expensive to replace the glass than to resilver it. I tried to find a vendor to resilver a special mirror for my 32 Ford without success.

[Douglas C.]

When I was a teenager, many, many years ago, I was interested in Amatuer Astronomy and would grind my own telescope mirrors from glass disks. The disks were then sivered at a local mirror making company - obviously long gone by now.

My point here is to look into telescope mirror re-silvering or aluminizing. You might find a company that does this or sells a DIY kit fror home use. Aluminizing requires a vacuum chamber, but I thought silvering was largely a chemical process.

--Doug

[Robert M.]

I resilvered my own mirror, I purchased the kit from Angel Gilding. Came out great

[Gary B.]

Angel Gilding has a great video in YouTube on how to silver a piece of glsss using their chemicals. It looks like it takes some attention to detail. But perfectly doable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0TNwIhjbh4