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 | Galvanized Iron (GI) |  |  | |
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| Character | Muted, matt, and comfortable being grey. | Practical, weatherproof, and honest. | Light, dimensionally stable, and quietly practical. | Dense, quiet, and expensive-looking without trying. |
| How it looks | Soft matt grey, developing a subtle mottled surface over time. | — | Naturally light grey and matt. | Deep brown-gold through to near-black, matt or satin more often than bright. |
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| Outdoors | A traditional exterior cladding metal. | — | Very well suited to external use, which is a large part of why it is specified for facades and louvres. | Used externally on cladding and soffits. |
| Finishes | 2: brushed & satin, patina | 1: brushed & satin | 4: hairline, brushed & satin, cast & relief, ombre | 7: mirror, brushed & satin, hammered, cast & relief, antique, patina, smoky effect |
| In short | The quietest metal we work with. | Mild steel with a coat of zinc. | The metal that solves problems of weight and span. | Where brass is warm and copper is bright, bronze is deep. |
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