Mirror
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1. A method for manufacturing a mirror, the method comprising in the following sequence:
- a) forming a silver coating layer on a glass substrate;
b) applying at least one base paint layer over the silver coating layer;
c) edge-working simultaneously the glass substrate, the silver coating layer, and the at least one base paint layer;
d) applying by curtain coating an additional paint layer covering substantially a whole surface of the at least one base paint layer and at least a portion of the glass substrate which has been edge-worked,wherein the edge-working is made on at least three sides of the mirror; and
wherein the mirror has an average edge corrosion of less than 300 μ
m after having been subjected to a 45 days CASS test.
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Abstract
Mirror consisting of a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface carrying, in order, a silver coating layer and at least one base paint layer. The glass substrate, the silver coating layer, and the at least one base paint layer each have an edge portion having a rear facing surface arranged at an acute angle to the front surface of the mirror. An additional paint layer covers the entire surface of the base paint layer and the rear facing surfaces of the glass substrate and the silver coating layer.
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1. A method for manufacturing a mirror, the method comprising in the following sequence:
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a) forming a silver coating layer on a glass substrate; b) applying at least one base paint layer over the silver coating layer; c) edge-working simultaneously the glass substrate, the silver coating layer, and the at least one base paint layer; d) applying by curtain coating an additional paint layer covering substantially a whole surface of the at least one base paint layer and at least a portion of the glass substrate which has been edge-worked, wherein the edge-working is made on at least three sides of the mirror; and wherein the mirror has an average edge corrosion of less than 300 μ
m after having been subjected to a 45 days CASS test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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