Method for forming a metallic mirror surface and solutions for the same

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 wherein said an activating-treatment agent solution contains 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 a precious metal salt of at least one of a silver nitrate, palladium chloride, gold chloride and platinum chloride per 1 liter of water;
• and
• separately spraying concurrently on the receiving surface having said activating treatment agent aireacting metal salt and a reducing agent to form the metallic mirror surface.

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 wherein said an activating-treatment agent solution contains 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 a precious metal salt of at least one of a silver nitrate, palladium chloride, gold chloride and platinum chloride per 1 liter of water;
• 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.

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 wherein said an activatin treatment agent solution contains 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 a precious metal salt of at least one of a silver nitrate, palladium chloride, gold chloride and platinum chloride per 1 liter of water;
• 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.