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The process begins with cutting and polishing the glass. After this the glass is sent through a toughening plant which thermally treats the glass making it resilient to effects of heat and also strengthens the outer surface of the glass.
The glass is then hand silvered, the process whereby silver nitrate is bonded onto the back surface of the glass.
After this a layer of copper is added to the silver to protect it.
Finally it is sealed with mirror backing paint.
This process takes 5 to 7 weeks and is significantly more expensive than standard float mirror (normal mirror glass) because of the hand finishing element, the time it takes to make it and the logistical factors involved in each process.
We have successfully completed close to a thousand hand slivered, toughened antique mirror splashbacks since the business began in 2008.
We have as a result gained invaluable experience over the years and we are respected and renowned across the industry for the quality of the glass we supply and the level of service we provide.
Our processing plants work to an extremely high standard to manufacture and supply our toughened glass.
After many years of research and development we have proudly brought our hand silvering process in-house, carried out in our silvering booth which we painstakingly but lovingly built from the ground up.
Finally, we personally hand distress our toughened mirror glass to our customer’s specification, resulting in a high quality, one-of-kind toughened antique mirror splashback that will provide many happy reflections to come.
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Please note: the toughening process will create slight ripples and imperfections on the mirrored surface which is more apparent on bigger panels than smaller ones.
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