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	Hairline	Mirror	Cast & relief	Etched
Family	Polished	Polished	Cast	Textured
How it looks	A fine unidirectional grain.	Fully reflective.	Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished.	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.
Metals	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium	Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze	Brass, bronze, aluminium	Stainless steel, brass
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.	Shows every fingerprint and every scratch, so it belongs where it will be looked at and not handled.	A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling.	Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step.
Looking after it	Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth.	A soft dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently.	A soft brush for the relief, a damp cloth for the face.	Mild detergent and a soft cloth.
Next step	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample	Ask for a sample