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| Family | Coated | Patinated | Polished | Polished |
| How it looks | 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. | Green, deep blue, algae, deep red, burnished, rustic, deep white and a range of blacks — colour grown in the metal, not painted on. | Softer and more open than hairline, with a matt reflection that sits comfortably beside stone and timber. | Fully reflective. |
| Metals | Stainless steel | Copper, brass, bronze, zinc | All metals | Stainless steel, brass, copper, bronze |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors |
| Worth knowing | 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. | A living finish. | Small repairs blend better than on hairline but a damaged area is still re-brushed across the whole face. | Shows every fingerprint and every scratch, so it belongs where it will be looked at and not handled. |
| Looking after it | 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. | Nothing abrasive, ever. | Along the grain, mild detergent, soft cloth. | A soft dry cloth for dust and a damp one for marks — never anything abrasive, which scratches a mirror surface permanently. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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