Brushed Aluminum – A Revitalization of Your Aluminum Product
Brushing, apart from other surface treatment, gives the aluminum a silk-touch grain on the surface and makes the metaltexture stand out, as if giving the ordinary aluminum a new life. This explains why such technique has gained more and more favor by the market to be widely applied.
Brushing is process by relative mechanical movement between the surfaces of the brushing material and metal to obtain a surface grain with consistent fine lines that are evenly distributed. This process induces the delicate sheen from the satin metallic luster and offers a flavor of style and tech to the product. The process also serves as a repair function to seamlessly overwrite any surface scratch on the metal.
Brushing Patterns – can be classified by the grain structure of the product accordingly to their decorative requirement, e.g. lined gain, cross grain, spiral grain and wave grain grain. The first two are the top picks at our mill.
Lined-Grain Pattern
Horizontal brushing
Grain texture is clear, running in the same orientation, with continuous and expanded line across the product, with alternating light reflection, and tactile
Cross-Grain Pattern
· Horizontal brushing
Brushing belts are mainly supplied by 3M including:
· The non-woven belt
· TriZact belt
· Soft fabric belt for fine grain
· Hard fabric belt for coarse grain
The grain is measured in the unit of 40/80/120/150/180/240/320/400/600 grits.
Brushing is a dynamic and complex practice that involves some technical tricks to acquire. That is what we, at Victor, can offer you the brushing solutions throughout years of experience and expertise.
