Patent ID: 6390636
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: C23C,G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
A hydrochloric acid solution including 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 for use as an activating treatment agent for forming a metallic mirror surface on a receiving surface wherein said receiving surface is treated with said hydrochloric acid solution as an activating treatment agent solution followed by a concurrent application of a reacting metal salt solution and reducing agent solution to form a metallic mirror surface on the receiving surface.