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  2. Varnish - Wikipedia

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    Various priming techniques are employed to overcome this problem, including the use of certain oil varnishes, specified "dewaxed" shellac, clear penetrating epoxy sealer, or "oil-modified" polyurethane designed for the purpose. Polyurethane varnish may also lack the "hand-rubbed" lustre of drying oils such as linseed or tung oil; in contrast ...

  3. Shellac - Wikipedia

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    Shellac dissolved in alcohol, typically more dilute than as used in French polish, is now commonly sold as "sanding sealer" by several companies. It is used to seal wooden surfaces, often as preparation for a final more durable finish; it reduces the amount of final coating required by reducing its absorption into the wood.

  4. Induction sealing - Wikipedia

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    An induction sealer with a conveyor. The closure is supplied to the bottler with an aluminum foil layer liner already inserted. Although there are various liners to choose from, a typical induction liner is multi-layered. The top layer is a paper pulp that is generally spot-glued to the cap. The next layer is wax that is used to bond a layer of ...

  5. Floor sanding - Wikipedia

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    Sanding removes all patina, and can change the character of old floors. The result does not always suit the character of the building. [citation needed] Sanding old boards sometimes exposes worm eaten cores, effectively ruining the floor's appearance. This can reduce the sale price, or even cause the floor to require replacement.

  6. Sandpaper - Wikipedia

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    Examples of sanding discs using a quick-change mounting system. A quick-change system is commonly used with disc-type coated abrasives. A plastic or metal hub is bonded to one of the faces, which is threaded. This then mates directly to the sander or angle grinder or to a mandrel that can be mounted in a sander, grinder, or drill. The advantage ...

  7. Thread seal tape - Wikipedia

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    PTFE tape used for different sized fittings PTFE tape for natural gas. There are two US standards for determining the quality of any thread seal tape. MIL-T-27730A (an obsolete military specification still commonly used in industry in the US) requires a minimum thickness of 3.5 mils and a minimum PTFE purity of 99%. [3]

  8. Sand casting - Wikipedia

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    There are five steps in this process: Place a pattern in sand to create a mold.; Incorporate the pattern and sand in a gating system. Remove the pattern. Fill the mold cavity with molten metal.

  9. Seal (emblem) - Wikipedia

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    Town seal (matrix) of Náchod (now in the Czech Republic) from 1570 Present-day impression of a Late Bronze Age seal. A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made.