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Can you turn a two way mirror into a one way mirror by painting one of the sides?


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:46 pm
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Yes, but you'd have to be careful about which side.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:47 pm
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Paint the side with the film?


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:52 pm
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Do you own a guest house in Scarborough?


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:53 pm
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what the hell is a two way mirror?


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:56 pm
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A two way mirror allows what, like 20% of light to pass through it one way, reflecting the rest, and the other way it doesn't let any light through (maybe a little).

So if you paint the side you can see through, you should just have an ordinary mirror on the other side. I'd probably do a test on a small sample first though, I'm wondering if you'd be better off using white or black paint (if it would make a difference).

A one-way mirror, also known as a two-way mirror, one-way glass, or two-way glass is a mirror which is partially reflective and partially transparent

Beautifully confusing.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 8:57 pm
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so a two way mirror is a one way mirror, a one way mirror is one way glass, and one way glass is two way glass, or a two way mirror.
And a mirror is just a mirror.
So you cant [i]make[/i] a two way mirror a one way mirror, because it already [i]is[/i] one.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 9:16 pm
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Nothing seedy as a Scarborough guesthouse, I have a 1m x 1m double glazing unit i'm thinking of turning into an infinity mirror.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 9:17 pm
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-An-Infinity-Mirror/

Looks pretty cool.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 9:20 pm
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I've made one, I'm currently making one as a commission. I saw that double glazing unit and thought that'd be interesting because it is huge.


 
Posted : 08/08/2011 9:28 pm