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	Hairline	Hammered	Hand-beaten	Distressed
Family	Polished	Textured	Textured	Patinated
How it looks	A fine unidirectional grain.	A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights.	Formed entirely by hand.	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, aluminium	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, copper	Brass, copper, mild steel
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	The dents hold dust and, outside, water.	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.	No two panels are the same, which is the point.
Looking after it	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks.	As for hammered: a soft brush, a damp cloth, nothing abrasive.	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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