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Lowering the Reflectivity of Stainless Steel Finishes

I am interested in decreasing the reflectivity of 304 stainless steel garage doors that have a #4 finish. The reflectivity of the garage doors is causing a problem with neighbors and I would like to significantly lower the reflectivity of the doors. I am located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Theodore James Koppenaal
Consulting - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2005

Tell the neighbors to buy a good pair of sunglasses, that should cut down on the reflectivity!.....Just a thought!....Anyway.....on a more serious note, I am assuming that by #4 finish you are talking of a dull brass finish? A few company's make a lacquer that has different shades of tint in them,that may do it? Or another approach...more expensive....would be to have them stripped then rebuffed or electropolished,but not to that high of a gloss finish.

Regards,

Brian C. Gaylets
McKinney Mfg. Assa-Abloy U.S.A. - Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
2005

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