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| Family | Polished | Patinated | Coated | Patinated |
| How it looks | A fine unidirectional grain. | Green, deep blue, algae, deep red, burnished, rustic, deep white and a range of blacks — colour grown in the metal, not painted on. | Brass, gold, champagne, rose gold, copper, bronze, gun metal, black nickel and antique brass tones, plus oxidised and custom colour coatings — the way to put a warm metal’s colour on stainless steel. | Soft clouds of dark tone drifting across a warm ground. |
| Metals | Stainless steel, brass, aluminium | Copper, brass, bronze, zinc | Stainless steel | Brass, copper, bronze |
| 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. | A living finish. | A scratch through a PVD or coated surface is through the colour, and it cannot be touched up invisibly — the panel is refinished or replaced. | Suits panels, cladding and furniture seen as a whole. |
| Looking after it | Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth. | Nothing abrasive, ever. | Mild soap and water, soft cloth, nothing abrasive and no strong cleaners — the colour is a thin layer and is kept by not attacking it. | Lacquered, it is simply wiped. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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