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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 | Polished | Textured | Textured | Textured |
| How it looks | A non-directional swirled grain that scatters light. | Formed entirely by hand. | 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. | Brushed swirls, directional grains and figured patterns worked into the sheet by hand and by machine — a finish that appears to move as you walk past it, because the grain catches light from one direction and not another. |
| Metals | Stainless steel, brass | Brass, copper | Brass, copper, stainless steel, mild steel | Brass, copper, stainless steel |
| Where it suits | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors and outdoors | Indoors | Indoors |
| Worth knowing | Hard to carry cleanly around a tight curve, so it suits flat and gently formed panels. | No two panels are the same, and that is the reason to choose it — a sample approves a character and a range, not a match. | Deep textures collect dirt and grease, so they belong away from kitchens, counters and the outdoors. | The pattern is set by the sheet, so the layout of panels is decided with the pattern — a swirl cut through by a joint reads as a mistake. |
| Looking after it | Wipe in any direction — there is no grain to respect, which is why it hides scuffs better than any other polished surface. | As for hammered: a soft brush, a damp cloth, nothing abrasive. | 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 soft cloth. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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