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The unsung hero that makes scratches vanish by adding thousands of tinier ones.
means A person or tool that smooths and brightens a surface by rubbing it, removing dullness or roughness to bring out a shine.
from From the verb "polish," which came into English from Old French "poliss-," the stem of "polir," itself from Latin "polire" — to make smooth or refine. The "-er" suffix is the plain old English maker of agents, turning the act into the one who does it; "polire" also lurks behind "polite," since a smoothed surface and smoothed manners share the same idea of being rubbed free of rough edges.
- how it works
- Smooths surfaces by abrading them, just finer
- rouge origin
- Jeweler's polish is literally iron oxide, rust
- swirl warning
- Wrong pad burns paint clean off cars
- ancient craft
- Egyptians polished granite with sand and patience
- mirror secret
- Telescope mirrors polished to nanometer flatness
dremel rotary tool — handheld power tool brand that polishes metal, wood, and stone at 5,000-35,000 rpm since 1932
flex pe14 machine polisher — dual-action orbital polisher used by auto detailers in germany, standard for car paint correction