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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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	Hairline	Hand-beaten	Ombre	Antique
Family	Polished	Textured	Coated	Patinated
How it looks	A fine unidirectional grain.	Formed entirely by hand.	One tone fading into another across a panel — brass into bronze, gold into gun metal, warm into dark — graded by hand so that the transition has no step.	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	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, copper	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Brass, copper, bronze
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors
Worth knowing	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	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.	A gradient that runs across several panels is set out as one drawing and graded as one batch, so that it continues across the joints.	A living finish: it will keep ageing, and the places people touch will develop their own highlights.
Looking after it	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	As for hammered: a soft brush, a damp cloth, nothing abrasive.	Wipe with a soft 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