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	Hairline	Mirror	Etched	Distressed
Family	Polished	Polished	Textured	Patinated
How it looks	A fine unidirectional grain.	Fully reflective.	Design bitten into the surface, producing fine detail and artwork that cannot be achieved mechanically.	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	Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze	Stainless steel, brass	Brass, copper, mild steel
Where it suits	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors	Indoors
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.	Shallow by nature, so it wears where hands and feet pass — a wall or a panel, not a counter or a step.	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 dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently.	Mild detergent and a soft 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