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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 | Polished | Cast | Polished |
| 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 non-directional swirled grain that scatters light. | Deep three-dimensional panels and medallions cast from a pattern, then hand-finished. | A fine unidirectional grain. |
| Metals | Copper, brass, bronze, zinc | Stainless steel, brass | Brass, bronze, aluminium | Stainless steel, brass, aluminium |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors |
| Worth knowing | A living finish. | Hard to carry cleanly around a tight curve, so it suits flat and gently formed panels. | A pattern has to be made before anything is cast, so a one-off medallion carries the cost of its tooling. | A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance. |
| Looking after it | Nothing abrasive, ever. | 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 for the relief, a damp cloth for the face. | Wipe along the grain, never across it, with a mild detergent and a soft cloth. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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