Always wanted to know?
2006-06-27 07:30:33 · 10 answers · asked by littleblanket 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You would be able to get a dull reflection, but not a mirror as you think of one. If you have a specific piece of glass, that is very odd shaped or whatever that you just MUST have made into a mirror, take it to someone who does mirror silvering. There are some places in larger cities that do mirror re-silvering. Such as for an antique mirror. There is no way that I am aware of that you could do it yourself satisfactorily.
2006-06-27 11:51:03 · answer #1 · answered by dawnskye59014 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really - then you will have a piece of glass that's black on one side.
A mirror has a REFLECTIVE surface with glass on top. So maybe if you painted it silver, or something else metallic that reflects, you'd do better.
2006-06-27 07:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black is only one coat. You also need a coat of mirrored silver paint on the glass, then paint the black OVER that. Black paint isn't reflective enough to work on its own.
2006-06-27 07:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by -j. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you wanna really make a mirror, its called "silvering". Its more a pain in the a$$ to do than anything else, but if you really wanna do it, you can make some very very unique things.
Try this site for more info on doing it at home:
http://www.make-stuff.com/formulas/mirrors.html
Try also goingto your local arts and crafts store, or any Home Depot or Lowes. I know they all have kits for repairing mirrors.
2006-06-27 07:39:14 · answer #4 · answered by jeff the drunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are spray paints you need to purchase at Menards, Lowes, abode Depot, etc, that permits you to reveal any floor into such issues as chalk forums, dry erase, yet I easily have not seen any sprays for reflect. verify in that section for a twig that's for making mirrors.
2016-11-15 08:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
then you would just have a black piece of glass
2006-06-27 07:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by MaryJaneD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not black. But there is a specialty paint to use, it is more of a silver. Then maybe you use a black topcoat.
2006-06-27 07:33:15 · answer #7 · answered by Mandalawind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it takes highly reflective mirror paint, but one side should be darker than the other.......
2006-06-27 10:21:50 · answer #8 · answered by ka5flm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- what would cause the reflection- you need Silver coat first-
2006-06-27 07:35:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. that is not a paint-it is metal
2006-06-27 13:09:17 · answer #10 · answered by anči 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋