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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 | Coated | Textured |
| How it looks | Soft clouds of dark tone drifting across a warm ground. | Softer and more open than hairline, with a matt reflection that sits comfortably beside stone and timber. | 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, aluminium or mild steel. | Surfaces worked or grown to a tactile grain — crystalline, mottled, stony, or crazed like old glaze — that catches side light and changes as the light moves. |
| Metals | Brass, copper, bronze | All metals | Stainless steel, aluminium, mild steel | Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel |
| Where it suits | Indoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors |
| Worth knowing | Suits panels, cladding and furniture seen as a whole. | Small repairs blend better than on hairline but a damaged area is still re-brushed across the whole face. | 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. | Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors. |
| Looking after it | Lacquered, it is simply wiped. | Along the grain, mild detergent, soft cloth. | 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. | Dust with a soft brush and wipe; a deep grain holds what a flat surface would shed. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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