Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
pulimentatura
English translation:
cleaning and polishing
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Trapacciuolo
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Italian term
pulimentatura
Italian to English
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Engineering: Industrial
This is a pre-galvanizing treatment. Any idea what the English is for it? It appears in a series of metal treatments a company specializes in like: rotofinitura, vibrofinitura e sabbiatura. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | cleaning and polishing | Gian |
4 | cleaning | Pompeo Lattanzi |
4 | brushing and polishing | Inter-Tra |
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cleaning and polishing
Spiegazione:
normalmente la definiscono come un'azione di pulizia e lucidatura
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cleaning
Just a corruption of "pulitura".
However I have seen it used as a translation of "buffing" or "polishing", so I would recommend caution: I would search for/ ask the customer for a description/explanation of the process. Then it's easy to decide.
However I have seen it used as a translation of "buffing" or "polishing", so I would recommend caution: I would search for/ ask the customer for a description/explanation of the process. Then it's easy to decide.
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brushing and polishing
Please, see this link.
Brushing and polishing
It is carried out with different types of brushes applied to cleaning machines, or used by hand. They may be made with vegetable fibre or metal wires (brass, stainless steel, nickel, etc.).
After the sanding, in order to prepare the ferrous material for glossy nickel plating, or to facilitate the reviving of matt-plated metals, it is very useful to proceed to brushing with vegetable fibre brush discs soaked with fine emery and mineral oil, or olein. The most commonly used vegetable fibre brushes are those made with tampico (fig. 179), a type of grass grown in Mexico. The aim of the treatment with tampico is to even the streaks left by previous sanders, directing them towards one way. The resulting uniformity facilitates subsequent polishing treatments. There are ring-shaped tampico brushes (fig. 179) as well as continuous spiral brushes (fig. 179 b), also known as strip brushes; the latter have a compact and uniform brushing surface.
Different satin and matt effects can be obtained by brushing the surfaces in certain directions with variously lubricated metal wire discs, with or without abrasives. A given surface appearance depends on the thickness of the wires
Rotofinitura = roto-finish
Brushing and polishing
It is carried out with different types of brushes applied to cleaning machines, or used by hand. They may be made with vegetable fibre or metal wires (brass, stainless steel, nickel, etc.).
After the sanding, in order to prepare the ferrous material for glossy nickel plating, or to facilitate the reviving of matt-plated metals, it is very useful to proceed to brushing with vegetable fibre brush discs soaked with fine emery and mineral oil, or olein. The most commonly used vegetable fibre brushes are those made with tampico (fig. 179), a type of grass grown in Mexico. The aim of the treatment with tampico is to even the streaks left by previous sanders, directing them towards one way. The resulting uniformity facilitates subsequent polishing treatments. There are ring-shaped tampico brushes (fig. 179) as well as continuous spiral brushes (fig. 179 b), also known as strip brushes; the latter have a compact and uniform brushing surface.
Different satin and matt effects can be obtained by brushing the surfaces in certain directions with variously lubricated metal wire discs, with or without abrasives. A given surface appearance depends on the thickness of the wires
Rotofinitura = roto-finish
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Gian
: è corretto parlare di pulizia, ma non necessariamente a spazzola
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I would use 'cleaning' rather for conservation and restoration (preservation) of historical objects
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Note added at 29 mins (2014-11-19 15:10:19 GMT)
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Wiktionary says "attività che si occupa del trattamento delle superfici metalliche. È un'attività che viene svolta prima di procedere alla galvanizzazione delle superfici suddette."
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Note added at 29 mins (2014-11-19 15:10:47 GMT)
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Which is not very helpful because it doesn't say what is involved :-)
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Note added at 29 mins (2014-11-19 15:10:19 GMT)
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Wiktionary says "attività che si occupa del trattamento delle superfici metalliche. È un'attività che viene svolta prima di procedere alla galvanizzazione delle superfici suddette."
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Note added at 29 mins (2014-11-19 15:10:47 GMT)
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Which is not very helpful because it doesn't say what is involved :-)
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Yes, you're right, not very helpful, since we know it is a treatment of some sort. |
Polish might be a solution if nobody comes up with something more precise. |
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