Etched and Engraving Finishes

Metal Designs offers an extensive selection of etched and engraving finishes for custom plaques, including bronze, brass, aluminum, copper, and stainless steel. Our skilled artisans provide a variety of background finishes such as polished, satin, random orbital, sandblasted, and antique, with thickness options ranging from 1/32 inches to 1/2 inch. Whether you’re commemorating a loved one, celebrating an achievement, or honoring military service, we work with you to create personalized plaques tailored to your specifications. With over 20 years of experience, our family-owned business ensures exceptional customer service and high-quality products.

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Metal Designs offers a plethora of etched and engraving finishes for cast bronze and cast aluminum plaques and memorials. Whether you’re looking for a plaque that immortalizes a beloved relative who’s passed, highlights an achievement of a long-time colleague or honors someone’s military service, the experts at Metal Designs can create almost anything you can envision. Our team will work with you to create a personalized plaque, carefully going through all of the options available. Then our drafting team will turn that information into a design that you can review, free of charge. Once approved, the design will be produced to your specifications by our sculpting department.

Available Etching and Engraving Finishes

At Metal Designs, our talented team of artisans can whip up almost anything. All you need to do is ask and we can provide a quick quote. We also have different types of standard etching and engraving techniques that are at your disposal. Etching and engraving can be done on bronze, brass, aluminum, copper and stainless steel. Thicknesses run the gamut from 1/32 inches to 1/2 inch.

Background finishes include:

  • Polished: This simulates the smooth look of a mirror.
  • Satin: This has the grain running either vertically or horizontally.
  • Random Orbital: This has the grain running in all directions.
  • Sandblasted: This features a matte look in the material color.
  • Antique: This can range from light to medium or dark.