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	Smoky effect	Distressed	Special texture	Hairline
Family	Patinated	Patinated	Textured	Polished
How it looks	Soft clouds of dark tone drifting across a warm ground.	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.	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.	A fine unidirectional grain.
Metals	Brass, copper, bronze	Brass, copper, mild steel	Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel	Stainless steel, brass, aluminium
Where it suits	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors and outdoors
Worth knowing	Suits panels, cladding and furniture seen as a whole.	No two panels are the same, which is the point.	Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors.	A scratch across the grain is visible from a distance.
Looking after it	Lacquered, it is simply wiped.	Wax or a clear coat holds the effect; dust it, and wipe with a damp cloth.	Dust with a soft brush and wipe; a deep grain holds what a flat surface would shed.	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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