how do they make mirrors?

Answer 1

Early mirrors were usually a sheet of polished metal, often silver or copper, for example the Aranmula kannadi.

Most modern mirrors consist of a thin layer of aluminium deposited on a sheet of glass. They are back silvered, where the reflecting surface is viewed through the glass sheet; this makes the mirror durable, but lowers the image quality of the mirror due to extraneous reflections from the front surface of the glass. This type of mirror reflects about 80% of the incident light. The "back side" of the mirror is often painted black to completely seal the metal from corrosion.

Mirrors for precision optical applications are more likely to have the reflective coating on the front surface of the mirror, to improve the image quality. Metal films on the front surface are generally covered with a thin, transparent coating (often silica) to protect them from corrosion. In some cases, this coating may be designed to enhance the reflectivity as well.

Mirrors designed for special applications, such as in lasers and other advanced optical devices, use a reflective optical coating composed of many layers of different dielectric materials. Such coatings can be designed to have extremely high reflectivity and are reasonably durable. Since they absorb very little of the incident light, they can be used with high power lasers without being damaged by the intense beam.

Answer 2

Most modern mirrors consist of a thin layer of aluminium deposited on a sheet of glass. They are back silvered, where the reflecting surface is viewed through the glass sheet; The precision optical applications are more likely to have the reflective coating on the front surface of the mirror, to improve the image quality. Metal films on the front surface are generally covered with a thin, transparent coating (often silica) to protect them from corrosion.Mirrors designed for special applications, such as in lasers and other advanced optical devices, use a reflective optical coating composed of many layers of different dielectric materials. Such coatings can be designed to have extremely high reflectivity and are reasonably durable.

Answer 3

A machine lays a film over a peice of glass, and safety backing is applied, usually. Sort of like how laminated glass is made

Answer 4

Highly polished ultra-thin aluminum beneath a sheet of glass.

Answer 5

mirrors are made manly by melting sand and chemicals together

Answer 6

take a pane of glass, then spray the back with a siver-nickel compound and then dry that and then place a varnish on top of that.

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror

Answer 8

It is made from sand and more sand

Answer 9

you can use a spoon
that works