White glossy glaze is the standard finish on sanitaryware and the easiest to make consistently. Many Gujarat plants also offer off-whites such as ivory, matt finishes in white, black and greys, and a limited range of glossy and matt colours.
Non-standard finishes carry more risk. Colours must match across pieces fired on different days, matt surfaces show marks more easily, and plants usually ask for a higher minimum per colour.
Glossy white
Glossy white is what most buyers expect. It is easy to clean, hides minor variation and matches across brands well enough for mixed bathrooms. Even so, whites differ: some plants' whites look slightly blue, others slightly warm. If you buy WCs and basins from different plants, compare them side by side.
Glaze quality matters more than colour. Look for an even, smooth surface with no pinholes, crawling or crazing. Crazing and pinholes explains these defects.
Matt finishes
Matt glazes give a soft, modern look and are popular for table-top basins and wall-hung WCs. They scatter light instead of reflecting it, so the surface looks flat.
The trade-off is cleaning. A matt surface can hold marks from hard water, metal or cosmetics more readily than gloss. Ask the factory how its matt glaze performs in a stain or cleanability test, and give customers care advice.
Many plants keep the inside of WC bowls and trapways glossy even on matt models, because a glossy surface flushes cleaner. Confirm this on the drawing.
Coloured glazes
Coloured sanitaryware is made in smaller batches. Colour depends on glaze batch, application thickness and kiln position, so pieces fired on different days can differ in shade. A WC and a basin in the same colour may not match if they are made at different times.
- Approve a colour master sample and keep a signed piece on each side.
- Ask that all pieces of one colour in your order are glazed from one glaze batch.
- Inspect colour match under daylight with pieces side by side before packing.
- Expect a higher minimum quantity per colour than for white. See sanitaryware MOQ.
Special coatings
Some plants offer easy-clean or antibacterial glaze treatments under their own names. Ask what test supports any claim and whether you may repeat the claim in your own marketing. If the plant cannot show a test report, do not advertise the claim.
Treat a coating as part of the specification. Name it on the purchase order, so a later batch cannot ship without it, and check one piece from each batch for the coating's marking or test result where the plant provides one.
Next step
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