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WOOD BLEACHING [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
DEF

Lightening the color of wood by applying a chemical solution.

CONT

Bleaching can be the remedy for uneven colour or it may be used to make a piece look lighter. (The Woodworker's Bible, 1976, p. 356).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
DEF

Opération qui a pour but soit de blanchir le bois soit d'en éliminer certains défauts, utilisant l'eau oxygénée éventuellement associée à d'autres réactifs. (Ameublement et produits de finition, 1991, page 41).

CONT

Les méthodes de blanchiment ou de décoloration des bois mettent en œuvre les agents chimiques habituellement utilisés dans le traitement des fibres végétales [...] L'eau oxygénée [entre autres agents de blanchiment] est efficace sur tous les bois [...] Il est possible de rendre la décoloration profonde en ajoutant au produit de blanchiment un agent mouillant [...]

Spanish

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