Your favourite food is kept in front of you, but without garnishing or say without that final touch, the dish lacks pleasure to both eyes and mouth. Despite an energetic start, what matters most is a ravishing finish. The jewelry also follows the same criteria in accordance to get a smooth, final finish that makes it a pleasure to eyes.
As there are types of jewelry and stones, the preference of the buyers or what suits them also varies from one customer to another, isn’t it obvious?
From here, there would be questions pondering in your head. Let us calm your curiosity a little bit on few topics:-
What is jewelry finishing?
So jewelry finishing is basically a term to define the processes that add value to a piece of jewelry by providing it with the final touch or stroke. There are a number of techniques from polishing to chemical applications, these techniques can bring a surprising change in the appearance of the material.
To your curiosity, there are various techniques to achieve the desired appearance or as customized by the customer. A few of them are as follows:-
E-Coating:-
E-coating? Doesn’t it sound more like a technical term than a jewelry term? Indeed it is.
E-coating stands for electro-coating, also known as electro deposition. Its ability to add nontraditional shades to the metal’s surface in an even tone and consistent coat let it stand unique among other techniques. It provides a very beautiful and unique finish to the jewelry.
Brushed finish:-
This method follows the process as per its name, you’ll find a texture on the metal, this finish is not a shiny one. For the desired outcome the metal used and the wire brush plays an important role. You can easily spot brushed finishes, it is most commonly used for men’s wedding rings.
Hammered finishing:-
Yes hammered! It works as it sounds, in this process the metal is hammered by the jeweler while keeping all the factors in mind. This finish results in a warm and subtle appearance of the final piece with a dappled pattern on it.
In this type of finish, the jeweler needs to polish the metal as well as the hammer too- to avoid undesirable marks on the product if a dull tool is used for hammering. After bringing the metal to a high polish with proper evenness, a hammer of appropriate size is used to dapple the metal.
After the hammering the metal is again polished to give it the finish and sometimes even buffed, preserving the fresh details on the metal.
High shine finishing:-
You might have heard of this finish, as it is the most common kind of jewelry finish used on a wide range. The prime motive of this finish is to provide a crystal, Shiny outlook to the jewelry, the metal is polished until there are any blurry or rough spots left on the metal’s surface.
It is also named as highly polish, commonly used for wedding rings and pendants.
Matte finishing:-
More than the shiny and glossy jewelry, the sleek or dull surface of the jewelry are more trending if we talk about the present.
Have you ever wondered how this non-reflective, organic appearance is achieved?
The answer to this question is matte finishing, also known as a satin finish. The subtle look is achieved via rubbing the surface of the metal with an abrasive material or by a chemical process. The matte finishing requires a few tools like a rotary tool for fine detailing, chemical polishing paper etc. Be it, brass or gold jewelry, chain bracelet, personalised gemstone pendants, earrings, rings, a matte finish makes them perfect for any of your attire.