About Silver Mirrors

Silver mirrors reflect an object's true colors because they reflect all wavelengths of light. Your bathroom mirror and the rear view mirror in your car are made with silver.
Silver mirrors are easy to make:
  • Silver only needs one sensitizer - Tin for Silver
    You must sensitize the glass before you mirror it.

  • Silver deposits faster than other metals
    Pouring Silver deposits on the glass in 5 minutes.
    Spray Silver deposits almost instantly.

  • Starting with silver helps you refine your technique
    You can easily identify problems because you know what a silver mirror should look like.
Pouring Silver or Spray Silver?
We have two different silver formulas. The chemical reaction in Pouring Silver takes 5 minutes to complete. The chemicals in Spray Silver react as soon as you mix the activated silver and reducer together.

Pouring Silver:

  • A slow reaction time allows you to control the process
  • You have time to "antique" the silver while it is forming
  • You can get an even deposit inside a glass container
  • You do not need special equipment
  • There is no overspray or mist in the air
  • The front surface is less reflective than Spray Silver
Spray Silver:
  • Spraying is faster than pouring
  • Spraying produces a more uniform deposit on large sheets of glass
  • You can mirror the glass vertically or horizontally
  • The front surface is brilliantly reflective
  • Spraying requires a workshop, an air compressor and specialized spray guns
  • Our Drip Silver Kit uses Spray Silver but it does not use spray guns
What shape is your glass?
Chose a kit based on the shape of the object you want to mirror. Each kit page links to our illustrated instructions.

Flat Glass Curved Glass Small Objects Inside a Container Front Surface Silver
Pouring Silver Sheet Glass Kit not suitable 3-D Glass Kit Blown Glass Kit not suitable
Spray Silver Spray Guns Drip Silver Kit Drip Silver Kit not suitable Drip Silver Kit or Spray Guns


FAQ - Silver Chemicals

Q: Can I use your chemicals to silver plastic or other surfaces besides glass?
Yes, you can silver other substrates so long as the surface is clean and sensitized with Tin for Silver. For hard-to-wet surfaces such as plastic, be sure to use enough Tin for Silver and silver chemicals to wet the entire surface at one time.

Q: Can I use your spray silver chemicals for "spray chrome" techniques?
Yes. All silvering chemicals are basically the same. Our chemicals will silver any properly prepared surface. The surface must be absloutely clean before you sensitize it. You must tin (sensitize) the surface before you silver it. The object must be absolutely dry before you protect the silver with a durable clear sealer such as Clear Permalac.

Q: How do I know if my silver chemicals have timed out?
If your chemicals are too old, the silver deposit on the glass will be dark and uneven and it will take more than 5 minutes for the silver to form. Test your chemicals on a small piece of scrap glass before you silver your masterpiece.

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