überarbeitbar

English translation: ready for sanding/finishing

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German term or phrase:	überarbeitbar
English translation:	ready for sanding/finishing
Entered by:	Clare Forder

15:54 Apr 7, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / info about repair mortar

German term or phrase: überarbeitbar

context: Reparturmörtel ist überarbeitbar nach ca. 24 Stunden. Comes from product instructions.

Clare Forder KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (none open) Answers: 36
Local time: 07:09

ready for sanding/finishing

Explanation:
Something will have to be done with the dry mortar - I assume it will be sanded and painted.

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 00:09

Grading comment

Thank you! That's exactly what I needed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

ready for sanding/finishing

Kim Metzger

4 +1

ready for shaping/sculpting

rjbemben

can be overpainted

Oliver Walter

can be further processed/treated

Jonathan MacKerron

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

ready for sanding/finishing

Explanation:
Something will have to be done with the dry mortar - I assume it will be sanded and painted.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 00:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 1651

Grading comment

Thank you! That's exactly what I needed.

1 hr confidence:

can be overpainted

Explanation:
The instructions on my pack of Tetrion all-purpose filler include: "Can be overpainted after 24 hours." (Kim's answer is also good.)

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

2 hrs confidence:

can be further processed/treated

Explanation:
another approach

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 275

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ready for shaping/sculpting

Explanation:
"Repair mortar" + Scultping gets a lot of search engine hits.
Here's an example from the web reference:
"Shaping and forming of details can be carried out for up to 1 week after placing by scraping to profile or level with metal tools, such as the edge of a trowel or steel float however most shaping and finishing work can be done within 24 hours. Sculpting, using appropriate tools, requires waiting up to a week or more depending on the weather conditions. Its unique qualities allow it to be tooled, shaped and sculpted even after the final set has taken place. This affords sufficient time to achieve the very highest standard of work with the best quality reproduction."

Reference: http://www.stastier.co.uk/nhl/data/lithomex.htm

rjbemben
Local time: 02:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37

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