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Freebird1963

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mirror tiles at lowes.
« on: January 26, 2012, 04:48:53 PM »
Been wanting to try some mirrors. Not sure if its a good deal or not but while at Lowes I found a pack of 5 12x12 mirrors for 9.99.
They also have a pack of 5 with beveled edges but they were 19.99. 

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Re: mirror tiles at lowes.
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2012, 05:10:26 PM »
They are good to practice on but the quality of
mirrors is usually pretty low.
Try a local glass shop they have scraps or end cut
pretty cheap.
Carl
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Re: mirror tiles at lowes.
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 07:42:03 PM »
Yea I plan to do that. I have to get one cut for then end of our glass wall so when I go to order it gonna ask about the scraps.

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Mark
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Re: mirror tiles at lowes.
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 09:01:14 PM »
Gotta agree with Carl. They're only good for practice. I've used em and you can see that some are hazy. But plenty of surface area to play on.  :cheers:
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Re: mirror tiles at lowes.
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 10:29:15 PM »
So what makes a "good" mirror. ?  What seps a good from a bad one ?
THanks
Mark
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Re: mirror tiles at lowes.
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 09:39:18 AM »
[quoteSo what makes a "good" mirror. ?  What seps a good from a bad one ?
THanks
Mark][/quote]

Defects in the glass, cloudy, scratches and general crap embedded in the glass. As for the silver, uniformity of the coating. Price. The tiles @ Home depot are very inexpensive compared to a glass company. But you can pick up the cut offs from a glass company pretty cheap. You also get people who order mirrors and then don't pick it up.
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