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Plated brass fails in coastal humid air

The problem

The lacquer lifts and the base metal blooms.

What ELS does

Specify PVD champagne on stainless or anodised aluminium, brushed rather than polished.

Why it works

PVD is a deposited layer rather than a coating over a reactive base, so there is no lacquer to lift.

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Plated brass fails in coastal humid air — ELS Design Detail