Claims
- 1. A method for forming a metallic mirror surface on an underlay comprising the steps of:
adjusting the underlay; applying an activating treatment to the underlay; and reacting a metallic salt with a reducing agent to form a metallic mirror.
- 2. The method of claim after the step of adjusting the underlay, the step of:
applying a water-wash treatment to the underlay.
- 3. A method for forming a metallic mirror surface on a substrate comprising the steps of
spraying the substrate with an activating-treatment agent in a solution containing stannous chloride and precious metal salts of palladium, gold, silver and the like; and simultaneously and separately spraying the substrate with metallic mirror reaction treatment agents comprising of a reacting metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of spraying the substrate with an activating-treatment agent includes an activating-treatment agent solution containing about 10 cc to about 44 cc of hydrochloric acid, about 1.5 g to about 5 g of stannous chloride and about 0.001 g to about 0.005 g of palladium chloride per 1 liter of water.
- 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of simultaneously and separately spraying the substrate with metallic mirror reaction treatment agents includes a metallic mirror reaction treatment agent comprising of a reacting metal salt solution containing about 6.0 g to about 25 g of sodium hydroxide, about 20 g to about 20 g of silver nitrate per 1 liter of water.
- 6. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of simultaneously and separately spraying the substrate with metallic mirror reaction treatment agents includes a reducing agent solution comprising about 1 g to about 4.5 g of tartaric acid, about 10 g to about 50 g of glucose and about 0.05 g to about 3.5 g of formaldehyde.
- 7. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of spraying the substrate with an activating-treatment agent includes using a single solution type activating-treatment agent and spraying the solution as a single solution.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the spraying the solution as a single solution includes using a single spray gun.
- 9. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of spraying the activating-treatment agent solution includes using a two solution activating-treatment agent comprising a hydrochloric acid solution containing stannous acid and a hydrochloric acid solution containing palladium and simultaneously spraying the same as two separate solutions.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the simultaneously spraying the same as two separate solutions includes using two spray guns.
- 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the simultaneously spraying the same as two separate solutions includes using a two headed spray gun.
- 12. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of spraying the substrate with a metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution includes using a single solution and spraying the solution as a single solution.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the spraying the solution as a single solution includes using a single spray gun.
- 14. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of spraying the substrate with a metal salt solution and a reducing agent includes using two separate solutions and simultaneously spraying the same as two separate solutions.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of spraying two separate solutions includes using two spray guns.
- 16. The method of claim 12 wherein the simultaneously spraying the same as two separate solutions includes using a two headed spray gun.
- 17. A method for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface comprising the steps of
cleaning the receiving surface to be coated with a metallic mirror surface; spraying on the receiving surface an activating treatment agent containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like; and separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface having said activating treatment agent a reacting metal salt and a reducing agent to form the metallic mirror surface.
- 18. The method of claim 17 after the step of spraying on the receiving surface an activating treatment agent further comprising the step of
treating said receiving surface having said activating treatment agent with a water wash treatment.
- 19. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of spraying on the receiving surface with an activating treatment agent includes
spraying an activating treatment agent in solution form containing about 10 cc to about 44 cc of hydrochloric acid, about 1.5 g to about 5 g of stannous chloride and about 0.001 g to about 0.005 g of palladium chloride per 1 liter of water.
- 20. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface having said activating treatment agent includes
spraying concurrently a reacting metal salt solution containing about 6.0 g to about 25 g of sodium hydroxide, about 20 g to about 20 g of silver nitrate per 1 liter of water to form the metallic mirror surface.
- 21. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface having said activating treatment agent includes
spraying concurrently a reacting agent solution containing about 1 g to about 4.5 g of tartaric acid, about 10 g to about 50 g of glucose and about 0.05 g to about 3.5 g of formaldehyde to form the metallic mirror surface.
- 22. A hydrochloric acid solution including about 10 cc to about 44 cc of hydrochloric acid, about 1.5 g to about 5 g of stannous chloride and about 0.001 g to about 0.005 g of palladium chloride per 1 liter of water for use as an activating treatment agent for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface wherein said receiving surface is treated with said hydrochloric acid solution as an activating treatment agent followed by a concurrent application of a reacting metal salt solution and reducing agent solution to form a metallic mirror surface on the receiving surface.
- 23. A metal salt solution containing about 6.0 g to about 25 g of sodium hydroxide, about 20 g to about 70 g of ammonia and about 2 g to about 20 g of silver nitrate per 1 liter of water for use as a metal salt solution for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface wherein said receiving surface is treated with an activating treatment agent containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like followed by a concurrent application of the above reacting metal salt solution and reducing agent solution to form a metallic mirror surface on the receiving surface.
- 24. A reducing agent solution containing about 1 g to about 4.5 g of tartaric acid, about 10 g to about 50 g of glucose and about 0.05 g to about 3.5 g of formaldehyde for use as a reducing agent solution for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface wherein said receiving surface is treated with an activating treatment agent containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like followed by a concurrent application of a reacting metal salt solution and the above reducing agent solution to form a metallic mirror surface on the receiving surface.
- 25. A coating process comprising the steps of:
cleaning a receiving surface of a substrate to be coated; spraying on the receiving surface an activating treatment agent solution containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver and the like; treating said receiving surface having said activating treatment agent with a water wash treatment; and separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface after treatment by said activating treatment agent a reacting metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution to form a metallic mirror surface on the receiving surface of a substrate to be coated.
- 26. A metallic mirror surface coating process comprising the steps of:
cleaning a receiving surface to be coated with a metallic mirror surface; spraying on the cleaned receiving surface an activating treatment agent as a solution containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver and the like; spraying said receiving surface having said activating treatment agent with a water wash treatment; and separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface after treatment with said activating treatment agent a reacting metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution to form on the receiving surface a metallic mirror surface.
- 27. A method for forming a metallic mirror surface on an article comprising the steps of:
cleaning said article to form a cleaned article to be coated with a metallic mirror surface; spraying on the cleaned article an activating treatment agent solution containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like; spraying said article having said activating treatment agent with a water wash treatment; and separately spraying concurrently on the article after treatment with said activating treatment agent a reacting metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution to form on the article a metallic mirror surface.
- 28. The method of claim 27 after the step of cleaning said article the step of:
spraying a primer coating on the cleaned article.
- 29. The method of claim 27 further comprising the step of
preparing a paint containing a mixture of polyol, polyisocyanate and at least one of an organic pigment and dye as a coloring agent; and spraying said paint onto a selected portion of said article having said metallic mirror surface and permitting said polyol and polyisocyanate to curingly react with each other to hardness to form a colored polyurethane coating having a metallic luster.
- 30. The method of claim 27 further comprising after said metallic mirror surface is formed on said article the step of:
spraying the article with a water treatment.
- 31. A method of chemically treating an article comprising the steps of:
cleaning said article to form a cleaned article to be chemically treated; spraying on the cleaned article an activating treatment agent solution containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like; spraying said article having said activating treatment agent with a water wash treatment; and separately spraying concurrently on the article after treatment with said activating treatment agent a reacting metal salt solution and a reducing agent solution to form on the article a chemically treated metallic luster.
- 32. The method of claim 31 further comprising the step of
preparing a paint containing a mixture of polyol, polyisocyanate and at least one of an organic pigment and dye as a coloring agent; and spraying said paint onto a selected portion of said article having a chemically treated metallic luster and permitting said polyol and polyisocyanate to react with each other to form on said chemically treated metallic luster a colored polyurethane coating having a metallic luster.
- 33. The method of claim 31 further comprising after said chemically treated metallic luster is formed on said article the step of:
spraying the article with a water treatment.
- 34. The method of claim 31 further comprising after said chemically treated metallic luster is formed on said article the step of:
spraying the article with a transparent clear coating having a UV blocking agent.
- 35. An article having at least a portion of the outer surface thereof coated with a metallic mirror surface comprising a reactant formed by reaction of an activating treatment agent containing stannous chloride and at least one precious metal salt of palladium, gold, silver or the like reacted with a reacting metal salt and a reducing agent.
- 36. The article of claim 35 wherein said metallic mirror surface has a colored metallic luster formed on at least a portion thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This United States Patent Application is a Division of Division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/893,839 filed Jun. 27, 2001 which is a Division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/408,831 filed Sep. 29, 1999 which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,257,732 on Jul. 10, 2001.
Divisions (2)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09893839 |
Jun 2001 |
US |
Child |
10114762 |
Apr 2002 |
US |
Parent |
09408831 |
Sep 1999 |
US |
Child |
09893839 |
Jun 2001 |
US |