Casket Exteriors
Brushed
1. Bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained. 2. A metal casket is first painted, then scratched with an abrasive material to the base metal, and then finished with a sealer and buffed until a smooth high gloss is obtained. 3. Found mainly in stainless steel, copper, and bronze.
Sprayed: Painted
1. Gloss 2. Crinkled 3. Hammertone 4. Flat
Plated
1. The finish created when base metal is coated by another metal via an electrolytic process; it is identified when used in casket construction by the term "deposit" an in "cooper deposit".
Fiberglass & Polymer
1. Wool grained 2. Polished (gloss) 3. Sprayed
Stained
A color stain is applied.
Flat (matte) finish
A finish used on casket exteriors that are free of gloss: Dull lusterless surface: no shine or gloss.
Doeskin (moleskin)
A heavy durable cotton fabric with a short (1/8th inch or less), thick, velvety nap on one side; woven cloth with a suede-like appearance with a nap of less than 1/8th inch.
Semi-gloss
A low luster finish.
Fiberglass
A material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins (water will break fiberglass down quickly).
Hammertone
A sprayed finish that has the appearance of small indentations in the metal (as if struck by a ball-pen hammer); the' indentations' are in the paint and appear as the paint dries; usually found on inexpensive caskets.
Polished (Gloss)
A surface made smooth and glossy usually by friction. Brought to a highly developed, finished, or refined state: Burnished.
Broadcloth
A twilled, napped, woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture. A fabric usually mad of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib wave with a soft semi-gloss finish.
Plush (high pile)
A woven cloth with a nap exceeding 1/8th inch.
Crinkled
An exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries, usually used on less expensive caskets.
Cloth Covering Material
Broadcloth Doeskin (moleskin) Plush (high pile)
Metal
Brushed Plated Sprayed
Unfinished
Has no stain or protective varnish. Found on Jewish Aron. Bare Wood.
Unstained
Has no stain, but may be covered with a protective varnish.
Gloss
High shine. Clear coat Varnish.
Satin
Less luster than semi-gloss.
Laminate
Made by uniting superimposed layers of different materials.
Smooth
Material has no raised surfaces
Natural finish
May be stained or unstained with an outer protective coating of varnish or polyurethane.
Flat
No shin or gloss, no clear coat finish (no varnish).
Sprayed
Paint applied to the surface by an airbrush.
Types of finish
Polished (Gloss) Semi-gloss Flat (matte) finish Satin
Polished (gloss)
Shined to a higher luster.
Wool grained
Simulates the appearance of wood.
Types of covering material
Smooth Embossed
Types of Natural finish:
Stained Unstained
Embossed
To ornament with raised work: to raise relief from surface: material having designs raised above the surface.
Wood
Unfinished Natural finish Painted Laminate Cloth Covered
Casket Exteriors
Wood Metal Fiberglass Polymer
Cloth Covered
Wood is covered with cloth.
Polymer
a compound, similar in appearance to plastic that has a high molecular weight creating an extremely durable substance.
