Matting, engraving, mother-of-pearl finish

How to make a polished surface even more attractive?

Matting polished surface

How to make a glossy surface matte How to make a glossy surface matte?

If you want to give the entire polished surface or individual sections of it a “gloss-mat” (gloss-mat - a weak (soft) shine of the surface), then this is done by treating the surface with hair brushes powdered with pumice or slightly moistened with wine alcohol, as well as by treating the surface grinding pastes, followed by their removal and polishing the surface with flannel.

Engraving patterns on a polished surface

A drawing made on thin paper is glued with starch glue in those places that should be matte. Then, with a needle through the drawing, the contours of the drawing are pricked on the polished surface. After that, the drawing is removed, and with a semicircular cutter, the cutting part of which has a width of not more than 0.7 mm, the polish is scraped off very carefully and carefully along the contours of the drawing. When working, the incisor is held very shortly with the index and thumb, leaning on the middle finger. The chips obtained during operation are blown away. Engraving is done by an experienced craftsman, as any inaccuracy of lines or scratches will be noticeable and spoil the appearance of the coating.

Mother-of-pearl finish

Mother-of-pearl finishing can be done only on lacquered or polished planes, and not the entire surface, but only patterns on it, is cut under mother-of-pearl. Cutting is done before applying the last coat of varnish or polish. The method of such cutting is that bronze powder is applied to the polished or lacquered surface, and then a metal plate heated to the melting temperature of shellac (+ 130-140 °) is placed. Under the action of heat, the film softens, and under the action of the load, the bronze powder is pressed into the surface. The surface cut in this way is covered with one or two layers of transparent varnish or varnish and gets a spectacular look with bronze overflows, reminiscent of mother-of-pearl.