DECORATIVE MIRROR SIGN
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1. A process for manufacturing a decorative mirror sign comprising:
- providing an aluminum substrate having a highly reflective surface;
covering at least a portion of the highly reflective surface with a polymer coating; and
transferring an ink and/or a dye to the polymer coating to form a decorative image, wherein at least a portion of the aluminum substrate remains highly reflective after the decorative image is formed.
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Abstract
A decorative sign including an aluminum substrate having a highly reflective surface that is covered, at least in part, by a polymer coating. Inks and/or dyes are transferred into and received by the polymer coating to form a decorative image that covers some, but preferably not all, of the highly reflective surface of the aluminum substrate.
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1. A process for manufacturing a decorative mirror sign comprising:
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providing an aluminum substrate having a highly reflective surface;
covering at least a portion of the highly reflective surface with a polymer coating; and
transferring an ink and/or a dye to the polymer coating to form a decorative image, wherein at least a portion of the aluminum substrate remains highly reflective after the decorative image is formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A decorative sign comprising:
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an aluminum substrate having a highly reflective surface;
a polymer coating covering at least a portion of the highly reflective surface of the aluminum substrate; and
a decorative image transferred to at least a portion of the polymer coating. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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