Explanation of bronze finishes

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1. Patinated Real Bronze

Hot or cold manganese patination finish with micro crystallized museum wax. Limitless hues are available. Dynamic living finish will change according to level of use and care. If fixed finish required, special clear coating systems can be applied as alternative to wax. Patinated distressed iron simulated wear affects Examples: Rough cast satin bronze, Rough cast dark bronze, Rough cast blackened bronze, Oil aged dark bronze, Satin hand brushed bronze

2. Lacquered Bronze

Colored enameled finish. Not recommended for door furniture. Usually applied ancillary items only. Limitless hues are available. Will deteriorate under heavy use.

3. PVD Bronze

Quasi ceramic titanium-nitrate coating fused nickel sub-strain by Physical Vapor Deposition process. Very limited hues are available. Virtually 100% wear resistant.

4. Bronze Electroplating

Copper based electroplating is to simulate real bronze. micro crystallized museum wax. Very limited hues are available. It has usually light coopery color.

5. White Bronze

Also known as nickel silver finish. It is use for clarinet keys and pre 1945 door furniture. It is a bronze alloy with 20% nickel, and finished with micro crystallized museum wax. It has a characteristic champagne silver hue. Dynamic living finish will change according level of use and care. If fixed finish required, special clear coating systems can be applied as alternative to wax. Examples: satin white bronze, polished white bronze

6. Polished Bronze

It is real bronze alloy without patination. Mirror or satin polished. It has a characteristic light reddish cooper hue. This dynamic living finish will change according level of use and care. If fixed finish required, special clear coating systems can be applied as alternative to wax.

7. Special Patinated Bronze

This is variety custom patination affect. Including verdigris limitless color palette. Dynamic living finish will change according level of use and care. If fixed finish required, special clear coating systems can be applied as alternative to wax. Examples: distressed blue bronze, distressed bronze light rusty, distressed bronze rusty, distressed-black-bronze, verdigris bluish-green patinatio