Tin chloride coating to sensitize silver deposits ,silver nitrate for silver coating and copper paint for protection to the silver deposits.
The chemical name for removing mirror back paint is Methylene chloride, commonly found in paint strippers. It is a solvent that breaks down paint and can be used for stripping paint off mirrors.
Might try Krylon Fusion aerosol paint. Specially designed for plastic. Have used on a Cherokee plastic grill.
Silver paint is typically used for backing of mirrors to reflect light. It creates a reflective surface that allows light to bounce back, resulting in a clear reflection.
acrylic
The coating on the back of glass that makes it into a mirror used to be silver. Now it is usually aluminum.
you can use what ever kind of paint you want to
What kind of paint was used? Water or oil based paint?
Most likely auto enamel paint.
Acrylic paint is commonly used to paint pumpkins for Halloween decorations.
because the glass used to make a mirror is green but then covered in a layer of silver therefore when you look down a mirror tunnel it will get dimmer and greener revealing the green glass behind the paint.
The mirror's backside is coated with a thin layer of clear or grey paint, not mercury. The reflection we see comes from the shiny surface of the glass itself. Mercury is a toxic substance and is not used in modern mirrors due to health and safety concerns.
Oil