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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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| Family | Patinated | Patinated | Polished | Textured |
| How it looks | Green, deep blue, algae, deep red, burnished, rustic, deep white and a range of blacks — colour grown in the metal, not painted on. | 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. | A non-directional swirled grain that scatters light. | A worked surface of controlled dents that breaks reflection into hundreds of small highlights. |
| Metals | Copper, brass, bronze, zinc | Brass, copper, mild steel | Stainless steel, brass | Brass, copper, bronze |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors |
| Worth knowing | A living finish. | No two panels are the same, which is the point. | Hard to carry cleanly around a tight curve, so it suits flat and gently formed panels. | The dents hold dust and, outside, water. |
| Looking after it | Nothing abrasive, ever. | Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth. | Wipe in any direction — there is no grain to respect, which is why it hides scuffs better than any other polished surface. | A soft brush lifts dust from the dents; a damp cloth for marks. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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