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Surface finishing is a broad range of industrial processes that alter the surface of a manufactured item to achieve a certain property. Finishing processes may be employed to: improve appearance, adhesion or wettability, solderability, corrosion resistance, tarnish resistance, chemical resistance, wear resistance, hardness, modify electrical conductivity, remove burrs and other surface flaws, and control the surface friction. In limited cases some of these techniques can be used to restore original dimensions to salvage or repair an item. An unfinished surface is often called mill finish.
Surface finishing processes can be categorized by how they affect the workpiece:

Removing or reshaping finishing
Adding or altering finishingMechanical processes may also be categorized together because of similarities the final surface finish.

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    Finishing tile against bathtub issue

    Hi - I am a homeowner trying to resolve an issue and get to the best finished professional looking result/outcome for this area. I have an alcove bathtub installation that leaves 2 13/16th from the bathtub face to the outside wall edge. I see two options - Option 1 use the available 2x6...
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    Tile to ceiling - salvage of bad tiling

    Hello everyone, I had a very unprofessional tiler who did a lot of errors and left my bathroom job unfinished with a lot of excuses on why he is not available. I stopped chasing him now and have a friend to help me to finish and fix the errors as much as we can as I cannot afford the re-tiling...
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    Finishing without trim+

    Hey guys, We have some porcelain tiles in a matt white. Stutal stone sort of vibe (Rushmore white to be specific). We're keen thay these look as natural as possible for the effect we're going for. Can the raw edges be painted of successfully primed first? If so, will Zinsser 123 do the job...
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    Finishing off bath edge

    Hi. I’m not happy with this finish as I think it looks messy. In an ideal world we could have got a bigger bath or boxed it in with a stud wall but neither option would have worked given out limited space all round. What’s the best way to finish this gap between the bath and wall? I was thinking...
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    Grout Grout/silicon type and colour?

    Hi all, First of all this is my first time tiling and I’m diyer. After a month I’m almost there with my tiling. See attached photo. I have 2 different tiles as it can be seen, the marbles are on all 3 walls and it’s going on the floor too, it suppose to have 2mm joints but because the edges...
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    Poor finishing in £21k kitchen?

    Kitchen fitter used charcoal rather than grey grout which probably makes this look worse, but to my eye the edging is not well done with gaps and sharp ends, the grouting is uneven and several tiles are poorly shaped. Can this be rescued? Am I being too fussy here?
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    Some help please with sub standard fitting

    Good afternoon I am having some tiles fitted to our newly installed kitchen and am not happy with the finishing on the edges and corners. The tiler is coming back tomorrow to grout the tiles so I want to make sure I'm correct in my assumptions before I tell him. Ive attached photos and in my...
  8. kiteboy

    Kitchen order of finishing off

    Hi all Been stuck over christmas with the kitchen install - Howdens cabinets are now all in and plumbing ready to go / waste and water in place The only thing I haven't done is put the island curved corner posts on and the side panels to the island....this is because I will have to cut those...
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    Natural Stone Split faced stone - finishing the edges.

    This is a project we did a couple of years ago. Just been back to do some maintenance on alterations to the air ducting around the pool, so got the opportunity to check out how I finished the edges of these panels. Still looks good! I’ve got a wall to do on my current pool job so I’ll post an...
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    Finishing stages of self build.... Question on anti crack options and Adhesive

    Hi Guys, first of all thanks for the wealth of info on here. I have tried searching to find answers of which I found some but not conclusive As the Tile suggests , just in final stages of completing my self build forever home and have a few questions on the tiling of the downstairs...
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    Finishing up and starting up.

    Hello All, Im finally taking the plunge and starting up professionally in Spain. I guess business will be slow (or non-existent!) at first but I will work hard, ensure I strive for perfection and keep the customers needs at the top of the list, and hopefully I will deserve that business to...
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    Finishing granite worktop?

    Not sure if this is the place to put this, but I couldn't find anywhere more suitable. I'm re-purposing some granite worktops I was given for my utility room. It's white with black flecks. I've cut it down to size - it is a long piece with a cut-out for a large belfast sink. Using my Flex...
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    When to use a finishing tool on grout?

    Hi, im sorry if this is a stupid question... cant seem to find a clear cut answer on it. At what stage do you use a finishing tool / dowel or whatever suits for grout lines? Is it after its dried for 10 mins as that would be when the joints are cleaned if using a sponge? or another time...
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    Hi all just after finishing my first tiling job

    Hi all I am a plumber just after finishing tiling my en-suite with tips from your very helpful forum just about to start my main bathroom thanks in advance for all your help and tips
  15. Chris_32

    Finishing Split face slate mosaic to external corners

    Hi, was just looking for some tips on how to get the best finish on an external corner using the split face mosaic slate. I have used it on a single wall but never had to return it around an external corner. It will be tricky due to the varying thickness of the slate and was just wondering if...
  16. Lou

    Finishing Touch Tiling

    If your looking for a tiler in Lincoln or a tiler in Notttingham look no further. We offer bespoke premium tiling services and are tiling contractors. Finishing Touch Tiling is comprised of three brothers, Tiling in Nottingham and Lincoln, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Our parents were...
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    Finishing silicone

    Thought I'd ask the pros :) Finally have some time to finish my bathroom. I was coing to silicone the internals and around the bath using mapei jasmine but have been advised that white on white looks better. Therefore I'm going for jasmine on the internals with white to the bath. Which should I...
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    Aus Finishing To The Ceiling?

    What's your method? I have always cut tight to the ceiling and grouted. I've seen a few pics where it looks like some have siliconed to ceiling, who does that?
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    Finishing touches left to do

    Hello to all those in the know. I'm baffled by what to do and how to do it, or get it done. Your forum has been a great place for me to read what my builders have been doing and why, when I'd ask them directly they'd snarl as if I thought them incompetent when really it was a desire to learn...
  20. Dave

    Finishing a job already started.

    I received an email last night from a guy local to me , he asked if I could do some tiling in his bathroom .? I asked what was to do and he replied along the lines of finishing some tiling.. Mmmmmmm I thought .. So I asked the question , have you or a tiler already started the tiling ? I was...
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