Removal and refinement of a controlled layer of a glass surface to reduce damage or restore an agreed appearance.
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Meaning and boundaries
Resurfacing changes surface geometry and may remove coatings; it is not equivalent to cleaning, filling a crack, or recreating the as-manufactured surface.
Why it matters in glass restoration
The term makes material removal explicit and supports requirements for depth, blending, heat, distortion, and remaining-thickness control.
Related terms
References
- GlassRenu — Before You Begin
Publisher’s original source - NASA — Handbook for Recommended Material Removal Processes for Advanced Ceramic Test Specimens and Components
Publisher’s original source - National Bureau of Standards / NIST — The Science of Ceramic Machining and Surface Finishing II
Publisher’s original source - National Institute of Standards and Technology — Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses, 3rd edition
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