buffing

Definitions

The act of polishing or smoothing a surface using a soft material or abrasive compound.

The process of removing scratches or imperfections from a material to create a shiny finish.

Examples

He spent the entire afternoon buffing the car until the paint shone like a mirror.

The jeweler is currently buffing the silver ring to remove all the minor scratches.

After sanding the wood, I started buffing the surface to prepare it for the final coat of varnish.

Synonyms

polishing burnishing smoothing shining grinding sanding refining

Antonyms

dulling roughening scratching tarnishing marring abrading corroding