Re: ATM re:flex list

["Bill Kelley" <flex@commspeed.net>]

Harold,
He meant at his shop he accepts mirrors for coating with or without a
coating on them Silicone rubber, epoxies, plastic, metal and many other
materials do not interfere with aluminizing. Before others jump on me, ask
him if this is what he means. He did a large batch of spheres for flex
mirrors, some with a bolt epoxied on them. Most had bad coatings on them.
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold" <adams@rmci.net>
To: <Opticalparts@aol.com>; <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: ATM re:flex list



> > Star testing an uncoated mirror with silicone rubber adhesive as the
> "glue"
> > for any backing flex arrangement can be run through the vacuum chamber
for
> its
> > first coating
>
> > and most coating houses are very reluctant to touch such a mirror unless
> > the owner removes all backing material and provides just the glass for
> > coating.
>
>   Im not clear what is meant by the above. Are you saying it's ok to have
an
> adhesive on the mirror during the initial coating but not ok for the the
> eventual recoating?