Glass surface finishing
The controlled sequence of abrasive and polishing operations used to produce a required glass-surface geometry, roughness, clarity, or optical appearance.
Restoration processes and safety
Abrasive
A material harder or otherwise capable of wearing, cutting, plowing, or refining another surface through relative motion and contact.
Material removal rate
The amount of material removed per unit time, area, path length, or another explicitly stated basis under defined process conditions.
Grinding
A material-removal process in which abrasive particles under load cut, plow, deform, or fracture the glass surface.
Material removal
The physical loss of glass or another surface layer during abrasion, grinding, polishing, chemical action, or a combined process.
Material removal depth
The vertical amount of surface material removed relative to a documented original or surrounding reference plane.
Glass resurfacing
Removal and refinement of a controlled layer of a glass surface to reduce damage or restore an agreed appearance.
Glass restoration
A controlled intervention intended to improve a defined condition of existing glass while retaining the lite or assembly in place or in service.