Abstract: A metal product having a metal substrate (2) and a coating thereon in the form of at least one functional and/or at least one decorative layer (8) has a layer (9) of a clear lacquer with a thickness of 10 nm to 10 ?m on top of said at least one functional and/or at least one decorative layer.

Abstract: A metal product having a metallic substrate in the form of a tube, strip, foil wire, fibre or bar has a decorative coating consisting of at least two different layers. One layer is based on a metal or metal alloy and one layer is based on a transparent oxide. The product is produced with the aid of PVD in a continuous process and is used in various customer-related products, such as household equipment, mobile phones, or buttons and zippers in clothing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coated stainless steel strip product with an evenly distributed layer on one side or both sides of said strip. Said layer has a decorative appearance, the thickness of said layer is maximally 10 ?m, the tolerance of said layer is maximally +/?30% of the layer thickness, the parameter value of L*, a*, b* is respectively 0<L*<95, ?66<a*<64, ?90<b*<70, the tolerance of said decorative appearance as expressed in terms of ?E is maximally 15 and the layer has such a good adhesion so that the coated steel strip when tested in soft-annealed condition can be bent more than 90° over a radius maximally equal to 5*t, where t is the thickness of said strip, without showing any tendency to flaking or the like.