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Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by using rubbing or a chemical action, leaving a surface with significant specular reflection and minimal diffuse reflection. Imagine the surface magnified thousands of times, it usually looks like mountains and valleys. By repeated abrasion, those mountains are worn down until they are flat or just small hills. The process of polishing starts with rough abrasives gradually moving to fine ones.
Also referred to as "polishing" is the application of a liquid that dries to a shiny finish, as in nail polish.
In metallography polishing is used to create a flat, defect-free surface for examination of a metal's microstructure under a microscope. Silicon based polishing pads or diamond solution can be used in the polishing process.
See also
- Burnish
- Chemical-mechanical planarization, in semiconductor fabrication
- Fabrication and testing (optical components)
- French polish
- Flame polishing
- metal polishing or "Buffing"
- Sodablasting
- Nail polish
- Nail polish remover
- Shoe polish
- Tumble polishing
- Wood finishing
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