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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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	Etched	Smoky effect	Antique	Distressed
Family	Textured	Patinated	Patinated	Patinated
How it looks	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.	Soft clouds of dark tone drifting across a warm ground.	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.	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.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, copper, mild steel
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step.	Suits panels, cladding and furniture seen as a whole.	A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights.	No two panels are the same, which is the point.
Looking after it	Mild detergent and a soft cloth.	Lacquered, it is simply wiped.	Dust only, or a barely damp cloth.	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample

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