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I'm not sure what you are asking. What are you trying to identify? Are you interested in trade names for colors or terms like 'flash' and 'solid'?
I am trying to discuss this coating intelligently but don't know the industry terminology. I am not looking for trade names of the coating. I am seeking the industry terminology for the coating.
You have already provided the answer to your own question; the correct industry terminology for the mirror coating is just that: mirror coating. Variations of the term would be 'front-side mirror' , 'gradient mirror' for a coating with a variance in reflection usually from top to bottom, 'flash mirror' for a coating less reflective that a full mirror finish.
Cindy,
Thank you.
Could you also help with:
#2 Does anyone know of a non-refective coating that accomplishes the effect of obscuring the wearer's eyes like the reflective coating does?
Mirror coatings come in a variety of colors and density.
A mirror color could be gold, silver, black, blue, red, green…Etc……
The density could be flash, light or dark.
The tint of the lens is another story.
One of the most common is a gray lens with a flash mirror. (FASHION)
Hope this helps.:cheers:
Okoart,
Thank you very much,
Am I correct then in understanding that a BLACK "mirror coat" would actually be a matte finish and in fact non-reflective?
I'm pretty sure that there are no matte non-reflective ophthalmic coatings.
If you are looking for non-reflective mirror, don’t get a mirror coating.:hammer:
Ask your eye care provider for more details.
Black Mirror = reflects
The coating you seek does not exist, nor does the technology to develop such a thing. A coating to obscure the eyes will either have to be reflective or absorb color (be tinted). There is a company that makes a "black mirror" but it only works on dark lenses. The best you can hope for is to get a mirror that doesn't reflect all that much. These are called "flash" coatings, but they will not obscure the eyes. Just out of curiosity, are you a poker player, ;) or trying to look at someone without being noticed?:finger:
There is a company in Dallas that makes coatings that will hide the eyes with clear lenses (called dielectric coatings) but they are extremely reflective, and vibrant in color.
Thank you,
I am imagining a new application for a specifically designed pair of glasses. One quality would be, opaque, non-reflective front-side that obscures the wearer's eyes but does not reduce the wearer's visual acuity. Do you know of such a coating?
Thank you,
A psychology student doing research that requires my observing individuals but not letting them see that I am observing them. Good insight.
gkct: You got somethin' ta' hide?
OK now I get it. You want the same sunglasses I use at the beach when I'm with my wife. "Gee, look at that great looking boat honey." While I'm actually ogling the blonde in the bikini off to the side, or watching the all-girl beach volleyball competition.
Ok, that being said... you want a silver flash mirror on a fairly flat lens. You'll have to hold you head downward a bit and be in bright light, and it will have reflection to it, but it will look fairly normal. Good luck.Originally Posted by gktc@cox.net
Originally Posted by chip anderson
Sure, there was a period when everybody was wearing sunglasses with mirrors of all colors in Europe.
You could sit in a outdoor coffehouse on the side walk and watch the girls or check them over close by without them knowing it. And the women did the same thing in reverse at the beach.
Tons of these sunglasses were sold over about a 4 year period and then suddenly stopped and you could not give them away.
Then the Hungarians had their revolution against the Russians and thousands of them fled to other free countries, started to work and bought up all the mirrored sunglasses that had been written off at full price.
Ahhh.....so I see why my husband likes his too!! ;)Originally Posted by Dave Nelson
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