Flexibility with size and shape when compared to metal plating

Most metal objects are a thin surface metal applied over a lesser metal or some other substrate. Brass, copper and zinc are most often plated over steel or plastic. The draw back of plating is that the object must be immersed in a liquid and be electrically conductive. Obvious limits to the size and configuration are present.

Stronger surface with deeper luster when compared to gilding

Gilding is another method for creating a metal surface. This process involves gluing an extremely thin metal square to a substrate. Brass, gold, copper and silver are some of the available gilding metals. The finished surface is very delicate and the square leaf edges show. A Metalmorfik Veneer will have a deeper luster than a gilded surface. The surface will be much more durable.

A Metalmorfik Veneer can be polished, textured, patinated, burnished and wire brushed with results not possible with metallic paints.

Metallic paints give the illusion of metal. Metallic paints are usually mica powders mixed with binders to allow application. These mimic metal but are not the real thing. Paints provide a uniform surface without the highlight or shadow possible with real metal. Metallic paints generally lack the durability of a Metalmorfik Veneer.

Thinner is better

A cast iron entry door would be extremely heavy requiring a massive frame. Special equipment would be necessary to install it. An entry door with a Metalmorfik iron veneer would be no heavier than a quality wood door. Standard installation practices would apply. The door would also have better insulation. A solid metal door would act as a heat sink; very cold in winter and very hot in summer.

Design freedom

For decorative purposes Metalmorfik Veneers offer the designer great flexibility. Expensive metal fabrication or casting are not necessary. Almost any substrate can be veneered to create a real metal surface.

Metalmorfik Veneers can also be applied to structural steel. A structural element that could not meet engineering requirements in copper can be fabricated in steel and veneered in copper. If a project requires stainless steel for aesthetic affect but the cost to fabricate in stainless is to high, use steel with a stainless veneer.

Metalmorfik Veneer is real metal that can be manipulated and worked in many of the ways a solid metal object is worked.