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Choose two to four metals. The finish you see is decided on a physical sample, so ask for one before you decide.
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| Character | Strong, direct, unapologetically structural. | Light, dimensionally stable, and quietly practical. | Practical, weatherproof, and honest. | Warm, generous, and alive to the touch. |
| How it looks | Matt grey raw; most often blackened, painted or powder-coated. | Naturally light grey and matt. | Grey with a crystalline, spangled zinc surface that dulls to an even matt grey outdoors. | Ranges from a bright polished yellow through brushed and satin to deep antique and near-black. |
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| Outdoors | Used externally throughout, always with a coating system appropriate to the exposure. | Very well suited to external use, which is a large part of why it is specified for facades and louvres. | Made for outdoor use: the zinc coat protects the steel beneath. | Suitable externally where a living, weathering surface is intended, or with a protective coating where it is not. |
| Finishes | 3: brushed & satin, special texture, distressed | 4: hairline, brushed & satin, cast & relief, ombre | 1: brushed & satin | 16: mirror, hairline, brushed & satin, vibration, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, etched… |
| In short | The metal behind the metal. | The metal that solves problems of weight and span. | Mild steel with a coat of zinc. | The metal most often asked for by name. |
| Next step | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample | Ask for a sample |
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