Mirror Coatings
Feel the chill of the most vibrant, eye-catching mirror coatings to ever come between one’s eyes and the elements. Designed for the hottest fashion with the coolest performance, iCoat mirror coatings deliver the exhilarating experience of fashion, form and function.
iCoat mirror coatings are engineered using dielectric process technology under controlled vacuum conditions to deliver lenses that satisfy the increasing demand for greater sun protection, guarding against harmful high energy visible light. It combines some of the latest technological advancements resulting in a durable, anti-static, slick and easy to clean premium quality sun wear. iCoat’s mirror lenses come with backside AR with LUV™ (Low UV reflection) technology that helps reduce annoying back surface reflections prevalent on dark lenses and provide ultimate protection against damaging back-surface UV reflections. Each pair of iCoat mirror lenses offer high durability and scratch resistance, and is guaranteed against cracking, peeling, crazing and scratching.
iCoat mirror coatings are available in solid and flash densities. Solid mirror coatings have higher percentage of luminous reflectance than their corresponding flash mirror colors. The flash mirror generally has a hint of the color whereas a solid mirror shows a higher density of the color. Mirror coated lenses from iCoat absorb anywhere from 5 to 65 percent more light than non-mirrored lenses, depending on the color and density of coating.
iCoat’s mirrors are popular with sports enthusiasts, particularly those participating in activities such as golf, skiing, snowboarding, hunting, fishing and hiking. When combined with various tinting options or even a polarized filter, iCoat’s mirrors debatably provide the best in sun and glare protection. iCoat recommends wearing proper sunwear with maximum UV protection at day times, specially between 8:00 am and 10:00 am and between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm when the UV exposure to the eye is at its maximum.
- Offer thermally cured double sided hard coat
- Can be applied only in uncut form
- Applied to factory hard coat or with lab applied hard coat
- Can be applied in both uncut and edged forms
Common features of all iCoat mirror coatings
Fashionable and Attractive Mirror Colors
iCoats mirror colors are available in 9 eye-catching and attractive colors in both solid and flash densities. Solid mirror coatings have a higher percentage of luminous reflectance than their corresponding flash mirror colors (not shown in images below). The flash mirror generally has a hint of the color whereas a solid mirror shows a higher concentration of the color.
Note: The lens images in this catalog are only representations of the actual color. Actual lens colors and appearance will vary based on lighting conditions, applied base tint color, and viewing angles. Mirror color illustrations shown above are for solid mirrors only. Flash mirrors are not shown in the illustrations above.
Tinting and Recommendations
- Mirror coatings do not include base tint color. Tint color must be specified when ordering or lenses must be tinted prior to sending in.
- Pairing mirror coatings with polarized lenses gives the best sunwear performance.
- Tinting for sunglasses in recommended for increased comfort when not using polarized lenses.
- Perception of color to wearer may change when looking through a tinted mirror sunglass.
- Enclose a tint sample with your order to match tint. iCoat will make every effort to match the tint color as close as possible to the tint sample, but does not guarantee tint color.
- Applying a solid mirror coating to any lens substrate will add more tint color to the lens than a flash mirror coating.
- Use iCoat’s mirror sample book for selecting mirror color
