Mirrors

I was recently confronted with the problem of a decaying mirror
Would anybody out there know why mirrors age and disintegrate ? What
chemical processes take place? Are there methods of arresting the
decay? Any advice or reference to literature will be most
appreciated.

T H Rebok

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 11:76
                 Distributed: Wednesday, March 11, 1998
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