A laser effect where the laser beam heats the surface of a material and as it cools, it takes a different finish than the surrounding material. Creates marks which can look holographic. Most common on matte-finish metal parts.
Smoothing a metal surface, usually by rubbing with fine abrasives. A mechanical finishing operation for the purpose of producing a gloss or luster on the surface of a product.
the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
The smoothing of the tooth surface with a fine pumace paste after dental cleaning.
The action of rubbing a painted finish to a very high gloss (or shiny) finish.
Excessive smoothing of the surface finish of the cylinder bore or cylinder liner in an engine to a mirror-like appearance, resulting in depreciation of ring sealing and oil consumption performance.
the process of giving glass a smooth, brilliant surface after it has been cut or engraved; first it is polished with a fine-grained stone wheel, then with a finer wheel made of lead, wood or cork.
process applied to either reduce roughness of the wafer surface or to remove excess material from the surface; typically polishing is a mechanical-chemical process using a chemically reactive slurry. learn more.
An operation in which flake powder and a small quantity of lubricant are rotated in a cylinder to cause the particles to rub against each other, thus smoothing the surfaces. The lubricant imparts leafing qualities to the powder.
Making any metal shiny is just applying abrasives in a progressive manner. Start with course and work your way to the finest.
The smoothing of the surface of the crystal. Can be done by hand or machine, but the higher the polish, the greater the brilliance of the crystal.
Smoothing the surface of an object when it is cold by holding it against a rotating wheel fed with a fine abrasive. Glass can also be polished with hand-held tools.
A dental procedure that removes stain, plaque and acquired pellicle by using an abrasive polishing paste in a rubber cup attached to a slow-speed hand piece or air-powder polisher.
Buffing the glass cuts or grindings to a bright clear luster.
The application of a temporary coating that protects the floor from wear, abrasion, soiling and discoloration, while smoothing the surface and significantly improving gloss. Polishes are easily removed and replaced or refurbished.
Abrasive process in which the surface created takes on a bright reflective finish, scratch-free to the unaided eye.
A process used to remove grinding "fuzz" or roughness remaining on the journals and crankpins after a crankshaft has been ground to size. The shaft will typically be micro-polished with a 320 grit belt to 0.0001 in. by moving the crankshaft in the normal direction of rotation.
The optical process, following grinding, that puts a highly finished, smooth and apparently amorphous surface on a lens or a mirror. Learn more about Polishing...
The procedure where tool marks are removed by the use of fine abrasives to achieve a high gloss surface.
The act of smoothing ends of fibers to an "optically smooth" finish, generally using abrasives. Optically smooth surfaces allow maximum transmission of light between fibres at connections, and minimize coupling loss.
The smoothing of a material surface by means of the action of abrasive particles attached usually to a fabric cloth. The final mechanical step in metallographic preparation.
The process of refining a metal surface by use of a polishing wheel attached to a long-spindled motorized arbor which runs at high speed. Various finishes may be obtained with a wide variety of abrasive compounds applied to the polishing wheels such as rouge--this compound imparts the brightest finish. Other compounds will produce matte finishes, emphasizing the form since which will be rendered less reflective.
A process using very fine abrasive minerals for little or no material removal where visual appearance is the primary purpose. Typically, polishing is an art using special compounds and abrasive products, recent advancements in very fine grained coated abrasives can produce some polished surface. Force per unit area for polishing are the lightest of all processes that use abrasives.
The name of a defect which occurs (mainly with matt ink) when the gloss of a print is increased by rubbing.
The finishing of metal surfaces by a compound impregnated in the surfaces of a hard fabric faced wheel which rotates at high speed. Also see Buffing.
The process giving a metal smooth and lustrous surface.
excessive smoothing of the surface finish of the cylinder bore or cylinder liner in an engine to a mirror-like appearance, resulting in decreased ring seal and increased oil consumption.
Fiber optic connectors are often polished after termination to remove surface defects and to improve optical qualities such as insertion loss and backreflection. PC and UPC connectors are polished flat (perpendicular to the length of the straight fiber), whereas APC connectors are polished on an 8o angle from the flat. In all these cases, the ferrule endface adopts a dome-shaped geometry that yields good mating properties in the conenctor. See also: PC, APC, fiber optic connector, endface
Process of shining or rubbing to remove flaws and imperfections.
A friction process which puts a highly finished surface on a lens.
The process in the last stage of metal finishing in which a rotating instrument is dipped in a polishing substance. Increases shine and eliminates flaws.
The reduction of a rough or irregular surface to a smooth flatness or curvature. In diamond fashioning, it is used to include both lapping, or blocking, and brillianteering, as well as the production of any facet; the final operation in fashioning a diamond, usually done with diamond powder on a horizontal disc, or lap, against which the diamond is held in a dop.
Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by using rubbing or a chemical action.
