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Stainless Steel - Cosmetic Finishes

We are looking to be creative on some household appliances and were wondering what if any plating / painting / brushing cosmetic finishes we could apply and more importantly if there were any restrictions because of 304 or 316 stainless being used.

Darren Prosser
Small Domestic Appliance mfr - England
2006

If you want to colour SS you can use heat tinting,that is simplest way(only if your objects are not soft soldered)to embellish SS surface. Stainless steel can be coloured by anodic oxidation ,but most of proprietary solutions contains hex chromates.Try to find old Fishlocks Book on Metal Colouring.Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2006

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