Water Glass MIROGARD®

MIROGARD^® stands for completely transparent special glass with an anti-reflective coating on both surfaces. Thanks to its unique quality, SCHOTT MIROGARD^® has gained a reputation all over the world for guaranteeing the highest possible viewing enjoyment with art. This high-grade special glass is manufactured using the Sol-Gel process in the world’s most advanced dip-coating plant. It is absolutely color-neutral and free from irritating reflections. In other words: when viewed under normal circumstances, SCHOTT MIROGARD^® glass is as good as invisible. It’s no wonder that the world’s leading museums and galleries place their confidence in the proven quality that SCHOTT MIROGARD^® offers.

Virtually no reflections

Conventional glass reflects about 8% of light. This results in an undesirable mirror effect. With SCHOTT’s optical interference coated anti-reflective glass, reflections are reduced to approx. 1%. In other words, they disappear almost completely.

Maximum transparency

Normal glass allows for light transmission of only 91%. With SCHOTT MIROGARD^®, this figure increases to 99%. In other words, MIROGARD^®, MIROGARD^®plus and MIROGARD Protect^® are nearly invisible under normal viewing circumstances. The result: the brilliance of colors in works of art is reproduced without any losses in quality.

UV radiation protection

All types of SCHOTT MIROGARD^® glass reduce UV radiation by absorption and/or reflection. Depending on the level of protection required, different versions of these products are available.

SCHOTT MIROGARD^®

In its standard version, MIROGARD^® is recommended for use in picture framing in cases where the main emphasis is on excellent anti-reflective properties in combination with unaltered color rendering and where only standard UV protection is needed. The color of its residual reflection is slightly greenish.

SCHOTT MIROGARD^® plus

If there is no need for splinter protection, but increased UV protection is still important, then MIROGARD^® plus is recommended. While it is only 2 mm or 3 mm thick, it uniquely combines protection against UV radiation and outstanding anti-reflective properties with unaltered color rendering. The residual reflection of MIROGARD^® plus is bluish in color.

SCHOTT AMIRAN^® TN

AMIRAN^® TN anti-reflection glass is a laminated safety glass that absorbs 99 percent of harmful UV radiation. In addition, AMIRAN® TN anti-reflection glass shields works of art from vandalism and damage caused by splintering in the event of glass breakage. AMRIRAN^® TN anti reflection glass produces slightly green residual reflection.

SCHOTT MIROGARD^® and SCHOTT AMIRAN^® TN in Comparison

MIROGARD® can be cleaned with any commercial window cleaning agent or with untreated cloths using a mixture of water and methylated spirit (1:1).

If commerially available glass cleaners are used, please ensure that these are not abrasive or likely to cause scratching.