Since mankind came up with mirrors, they have tightly entered our lives. Without them, no residential premises can be imagined. If a wooden frame used to become an adornment, then 21st century technologies allow designers to experiment with the mirrors themselves. This became possible with the invention of acrylic glass.
What is an acrylic mirror? This is a mirror plexiglass with high strength, light weight and reflectivity. It bends and handles well. Such material can be used for engraving, hot stamping, screen printing. Such plexiglass can be drilled, sawed and cut, milled. The acrylic mirror clearly conveys the image without distorting either the picture or the color scheme.
General information
In the manufacture of mirror coatings use acrylic plastic. This is plexiglass or plexiglass. Often use a copolymer of polystyrene and rubber, the so-called high impact polystyrene. The properties of rubber contribute to the increased strength of the material. It is 6 times stronger than ordinary glass. Not affected by ultraviolet rays. It is well washed, but easily scratched.
To make the surface mirrored, plastic is coated with a layer of amalgam. Apply it on one side of the sheet and cover with a protective film. The other side has a colorful coating. Mirror sheets from 1 to 3 mm thick are available. Thicker polystyrene is considered brittle and loses its flexibility.
Material safety
Acrylic is a fairly strong synthetic material. From the blow, it will not fly apart into small fragments. In the worst case, when a strong blow was hit on an acrylic mirror, a grid of cracks may appear on its surface. The only thing to be wary of is open fire.
Mirror plexiglass is a flammable material, so you need to place products from it away from a source of high temperatures or an open flame. For example, it is impossible to put such mirrors near a gas stove, oven or fireplace. Plastic can distort and distort the image. But it withstands temperature extremes up to 70 degrees easily.
There are a number of substances that interact with mirror glass. Increased accuracy is required when working with such solutions or dry chemicals as ether, ketone, solvent, gasoline, ethyl and methyl alcohols, toluene, etc.
How to clean such a product?
Cleaning an acrylic mirror is not difficult. To do this, you need a mild dishwashing detergent, you need to pour a little of it in water, moisten the corpse in it and wipe the surface without using force. Kerosene can be used to remove greasy, oily stains. To maintain shine, wipe the mirror with a flannel cloth. You can buy a means for polishing plastic.
Deep scratches should be sanded using scratch removers on plastic surfaces. Then the mirror is polished with flannel.
It is strictly forbidden to use a spray to clean windows and mirrors, chemicals to clean a painted surface or detergents for kitchen utensils and tiles.
Interior design
Designers and ordinary people make extensive use of acrylic mirrors for room decor. This may be the interior decoration or the exterior of the building. Often such mirrors are used for advertising stores and cafes, window dressing. Due to the lightness of the material, it is used when mirroring large surfaces, such as walls for dance halls. It is safer and the price of acrylic mirrors is much less than glass.
This is a very stylish material. It is used to create unusual decorative elements, realize creative fantasies and ideas. Thanks to light processing, it is possible to cut out bizarre stories and various characters from this material, decorative ornaments and a wall panel, consisting of a whole set of acrylic mirrors. They are placed on the walls and ceilings. Since the material bends, the designers use it to create unusual lighting fixtures, modern creative pieces of furniture and decor.
Apply decorative acrylic mirrors and decoration. When analyzing reviews, you can notice that these bars are lined with lounge bars and stylish modern cafes, create partitions and doors. Multi-colored mirror surfaces look unusual.
Material features
Using mirrors, you can visually expand the room or increase the height of the ceiling. Such products easily fit into any style of the room, whether it is classic or avant-garde.
The addition of mirrors can support any design plan. After all, a laser cutter can cut out any pattern. Funny animals or children's fairy-tale stories from mirrors will make the children's room extraordinary and interesting for the baby. And the mirror itself can become the main bright and decorative element of the room. And if it is placed correctly, then even a dark room can be made much brighter.
Judging by the reviews, the creation of a single composition from mirrors will be a good decision in the design. For example, in the central part of the panel there may be a large image of a bird, and the rest of the flock flies with a key in different directions from it. You can supplement large elements with all kinds of geometric shapes, letters, notes, numbers, drops, leaves, etc.
Easy installation
To apply acrylic decorative mirrors you need a flat and smooth surface. On the reverse side of the coating is a protective film, upon removal of which the adhesive part opens. Before sticking a composition of several parts, it is recommended that you first lay out all the elements on the floor in the required order.
Further consider the placement of all parts on the wall or furniture. You can glue mirrors on various materials: wood, tile, plastic, smooth wallpaper, metal, painted walls. According to numerous reviews, the gluing process itself is not difficult. After removing the film, you need to attach the part to the wall and wipe it with a dry flannel cloth. You can’t imagine anything easier!
Dream, fantasize, apply decorative acrylic mirrors to create the atmosphere of your living space! Only with them you can bring your most interesting ideas to life!