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acid polishing

acid polishing

[′as·əd ′päl·ish·iŋ]
(engineering)
The use of acids to polish a glass surface.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

acid polishing

The polishing of a glass surface by acid treatment.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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18 Months of technical study needed to design the vase and its mold 4 Number of times the mold had to be modified before it was finalized 6 Months needed to create the mold 5 Glassblowers who shape the vase in furnaces 15 Lalique artisans who refine the design in workshops 11 Steps in the workshop process, including cutting, acid polishing, sandblasting, and cleaning 10 Hours in the workshop process 28.7 Weight in pounds of the raw material for each vase 16 Weight in pounds of the finished vase 2 Signatures on the vase: one from Lalique and one by Zaha Hadid 18 Units produced worldwide 60 Percent of Lalique's total output that the brand scraps because of imperfections
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