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What is a "Satin finish"?

Does satin finishing refer to non-directional finishing as we used to call it commercially?

Roland Ng
Fabricator - Singapore
August 19, 2011

Hi, Roland.

Unfortunately, it is a problem to ask what a satin finish is :-(

First off, it's context dependent. To a nickel plating shop a satin finish is probably a pearlescent finish, very different from their brushed nickel finish; whereas to a worker operating a Timesaver, a satin finish is probably the same thing as a fine brush finish. Secondly, "satin" is a qualitative term; although people would like to know what it means quantitatively, that doesn't work. It's like me asking you how big is a large box or how far is a long distance.

Sorry, to some people a satin finish may mean the same thing as a non-directional finish, whereas others will say absolutely not :-)

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
August 19, 2011

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