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Old 14-07-2014, 09:04 AM
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How well does the coating bond to the glass? I find that with my method you can't touch the coating too much or it either peels or rubs off. I have ordered some stannous chloride which apparently conditions the glass to let the sliver bond better. I got a good 6 months out of my first effort and even then it was only showing a tinge of yellowing, but still quite usable.
Hi doppler,

no problem with bonding to glass. Glass preparation after thorough cleaning and subsequent application of "Tin for silver" (probably "stannous cloride") the end result is good.

Even managed a mirror clean without doing much damage to the surface.

PS Hi MrB(Simon) Your glass there yet?
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