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Choose two to four finishes. A finish is always approved on a physical sample of your metal, so ask for samples of the ones you like.
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| Family | Polished | Textured | Patinated | Patinated |
| How it looks | Softer and more open than hairline, with a matt reflection that sits comfortably beside stone and timber. | Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically. | A surface deliberately aged — mottled, darkened and worn back in places — so that new metal reads as if it has been in the building for decades. | Chemically aged and then selectively relieved, so highlights and recesses read differently — antique brass, oxidised bronze, darkened copper — with the character of a piece that has already had a life. |
| Metals | All metals | Stainless steel, brass | Brass, copper, mild steel | Brass, copper, bronze |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors | Indoors |
| Worth knowing | Small repairs blend better than on hairline but a damaged area is still re-brushed across the whole face. | Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step. | No two panels are the same, which is the point. | A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights. |
| Looking after it | Along the grain, mild detergent, soft cloth. | Mild detergent and a soft cloth. | Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth. | Dust only, or a barely damp cloth. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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