Abstract: A product resulting from and a method of applying a metal or metallic plating including the steps of providing a substrate, including polymeric and elastomeric substrates, coating the substrate with a relatively thin layer of epoxy-solvent combination, the epoxy being a resin-rich two-part epoxy, metal plating the coated substrate, fully curing the epoxy.
Abstract: A front surfaced mirror having a reflective surface of Tantalum Aluminide for reflecting light beams, especially, but not limited to those having wavelengths in and near the infrared and ultraviolet bands.