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Robin Treston
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Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Does anyone know of a good resource for researching the specifications for metal finishes? For example, today I need to specify a polished and a brushed chrome finish, for the first time. Where do you go for this type of info? Thanks!
Dave Metzger
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Post Number: 11
Registered: 07-2001
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:49 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Robin:

The Architectural Metal Products Division of NAAMM (National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers) has a Metal Finishes Manual published in six sections. This is a good resource for metal finishing. It covers a general introduction (volume AMP 500), and finishes for aluminum (AMP 501), copper alloys (AMP 502), stainless steel (AMP 503), carbon steel and iron (AMP 504), and applied coatings (AMP 505).

NAAMM can be contacted at 312-922-6222, or www.naamm.org All five volumes are about $35--a great value.
Lynn A. Javoroski
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2002
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:58 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Beg, borrow, or steal (but do it nicely) a set of Architectural finish samples from a friendly finish hardware representative. I have 3, one from Stanley, 1 from Hager and 1 from Bommer (all given to me with a smile - after the begging on my part). All have different information (with some overlap). Bright Chrome is US26/625-651 and Satin Chrome is US26D/626-652. The US is one designation and the other numbers are BHMA Brass/Steel designations. So it's US26, 625 if the material is brass and 651 is its steel.
John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 12:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Lynn's suggestion is a good one, but it only applies to hardware finishes. I only use the BHMA finishes because they designate the base metal, as will as the plated finish--US designations are only the plating (if it's plated). Web sites of various hardware manufacturers have descriptions of many of the BHMA designations.

NAAMM's finishes is good to use for everything else.
Joe Back
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Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 11:31 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Another excellent source is the book "Architectural Metals - A Guide to Selection, Specification, and Performance" by L. William Zahner. This book is chock full of info on just about every metal you could possibly ever use. At the time I purchased the book, it came with a boxed set of metal samples (approximately 2" x 3" samples) showing common finishes on common metals and many custom finishes on common and uncommon metals. The book is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and shows a copyright of 1995.
John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA
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Post Number: 8
Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 04:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

I forgot that the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (www.ssina.com) has standards for stainless steel finishes, designated as "No. 8" for polished and working down to "No. 1". They have various publications on their web site for download. I found brief information on the finishes in "Stainless Steel Architectural Facts."

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