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	Zinc	Copper	Galvanized Iron (GI)
Character	Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey.	Soft, ductile, and never quite finished changing.	—
How it looks	Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time.	Bright pink-orange when new, moving through browns to deep near-black, or driven deliberately to green and blue verdigris.	—
Where we use it	Wall and facade cladding panels Decorative panelling and inlays Roof and soffit details Feature surfaces requiring a neutral metal	Facade cladding and shingle systems Hand-beaten sculpture and wall art Ceiling baffles and coves Feature doors and entrance panels Boundary wall and exterior treatments	—
Outdoors	A traditional exterior cladding metal.	One of the classic exterior metals.	—
Finishes	2: brushed & satin, patina	11: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, hand-beaten, embossed, special texture, special effects, antique…	1: brushed & satin
In short	The quietest metal we work with.	The most workable metal on the floor and the most unpredictable in service — which is exactly why it is used where character matters more than uniformity.	Mild steel with a coat of zinc.
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