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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 | Patinated | Cast | Textured | Textured |
| How it looks | 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. | Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished. | Brushed swirls, directional grains and figured patterns worked into the sheet by hand and by machine — a finish that appears to move as you walk past it, because the grain catches light from one direction and not another. | Formed entirely by hand. |
| Metals | Brass, copper, mild steel | Brass, bronze, aluminium | Brass, copper, stainless steel | Brass, copper |
| Where it suits | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors |
| Worth knowing | No two panels are the same, which is the point. | A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling. | The pattern is set by the sheet, so the layout of panels is decided with the pattern — a swirl cut through by a joint reads as a mistake. | No two panels are the same, and that is the reason to choose it — a sample approves a character and a range, not a match. |
| Looking after it | Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth. | A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face. | Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a soft cloth. | As for hammered: a soft brush, a damp cloth, nothing abrasive. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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