Re: [ATM] Coating removal

[Guy Brandenburg <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com>]

I would be very leery of using this. Drano's main
ingredients are lye (NaOH) (sodium hydroxide) and
bleach, which in addition to removing the aluminium
will also attach the glass and severely damage its
polish and figure. 
Guy 

--- Robert Scholtz <rscholtz01@comcast.net> wrote:

> Crystal Draino ( disolved in water) also works well
> to remove al coatings
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
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> From: "Richard" <cnc@cncservo.co.uk>
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> Subject: [ATM] Coating removal
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> > Hi ATMers,
> > 
> > I have an old 8" mirror and would like to strip
> the coating off
> > it. It was Aluminised 35 years and probably Sio
> overcoated.
> > Coating is now tatty as you can imagine!.
> > 
> > Any recommendations for stripping the coating off
> please?
> > 
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> > Best regards,
> >  Richard in the UK
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