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Quality Standards

Length & Width Tolerance

  • Cut Size: +/- 1.6 mm (1/16")

  • Stock Sheets: +/- 6.4 mm (1/4")

  • Includes Flares and Bevels

Allowable Blemishes

Mirror Glazing Quality (similar to Quality 3) for cut size

*Central area is considered center 80% of length and 80% of width centered on the lite. The rest is considered the outer area.

Point Blemish *

Blemish size: Central & outer area <0.3mm allowed
Blemish size: Central area ≥0.3mm < 0.5mm allowable w/ minimum separation between blemishes of 12"

Blemish size: Outer area ≥0.3mm < 0.8mm w/ minimum separation between blemishes of 12"

Blemish size: ≥0.8mm < 1.2mm w/ minimum separation between blemishes of 60" 

Linear Blemish

Blemish intensity & size: Faint allowed
Blemish intensity & size: Light ≤75mm (3") > 75mm allowable w/ minimum separation of 24"

Chip or Shell

Chip depth ≤ 25% of glass thickness
Chip width ≤ 25
% of mirror thickness or 1.6mm (1/16"), whichever is greater
Chip length ≤ 2x the chip width

**v-chips not allowed in any circumstances

Intensity

Detection Distance:

over 60" - HEAVY

24" - MEDIUM

8" - LIGHT

<8" - FAINT

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