buff out | Idiomator

Meaning: Toremovepaintorlightscratchesfrom thesurfacebyfriction,wearing it outbypolishingorblastingwithsandor byemployingsomesimilarmethod.1992, Diana Fairechild,Jet Smart:Other carriersbuff outtheir fuselages instead of painting them, reasoning that cracks can hide under layers of thick exterior paint.2005,Collector Car Restoration Bible: Practical Techniques For Professional Results, page357:But I think that it is an act of barbarism to color sand andbuff outacrylic enamels in restoration work.2010,How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money, page131:Sammy, There are products on the market designed tobuff outscratches in glass, not a wax but a rubbing compound much like jeweler's rouge, a fine jewelry-buffing compound.2012, The North Bay Nugget,Filmmaker hits streets for latest project:“Ford's war on graffiti, which no artist really acknowledged, has done the exact opposite of what he wanted it to do,” Chirico says. “He wanted to eradicate graffiti, but if you keepbuffing outwalls, artists consider it a blank canvass.”; (idiomatic)Tobringsomething topropershapebyremovingormaskingminordefects, bystraightening outtheresidualshortcomings.1914,Fra Magazine, volumeFra Magazine: A Journal of Affirmation, January 1914 to June 1914, page178:Nevertheless, if a man has the salesman's qualifications, a little scientific study of salesmanship will sandpaper him,buff outhis inequalities and make him a better man.1983, Marie Brenner,Intimate distance:Like everybody I've met, he spoke exquisite English, right down to the American syntax, as if he wanted tobuff outhis German cultural ties. That's common too.2012, Bleacher Report,Rafael Nadal: Early Exit at Gerry Weber Means Nothing Heading into Wimbledon:So, the momentum alone has been built up quite well for Wimbledon and Nadal still has roughly one week tobuff outthe rough spots on grass.

Examples:

EN: Big Dave's stressing because he can't get the visual of Kelly Taylor in the buff out of his mind.
ES: Aquí Dave está afligido porque no puede quitarse la imagen de Kelly Taylor de su cabeza.
EN: I'm ready to buff out my wax and show you the difference, but Al's using the buffer, so I've brought my own.
ES: Estoy listo para pulir la cera y mostrarles la diferencia, pero Al está usando la pulidora, así que traje la mía.
EN: I hired a Mason to buff out the 19 and chisel in a 20.
ES: Contraté a un mampostero para que borrara el "19" y grabara un "20".
EN: - Shit'll buff out.
ES: - Me encanta.
EN: She goes, "As soon as I pulled that buff out," she goes, "I was about to cry."
ES: Me dice: en cuanto me quité el pañuelo, me dieron ganas de llorar.
EN: George Maloof has been camping out at the Palms... while I buff out his ivory maple... and Glenn Schaeffer's stayin' at The Hotel at Mandalay... until I'm done with his Amazon oak.
ES: George Mallof acampa en el Palms mientras pulo su arce de marfil... y Glenn Schaeffer está hospedado en el hotel de Mandalay... hasta que termine su roble amazonas.
EN: That'll buff out.
ES: No quedará una marca.
ES: Eso va ha salirse.
ES: Lo pulirá.
EN: That might take you a while to buff out.
ES: Va a llevar tiempo arreglarlo.
EN: - I can buff out the scratches.
ES: - L puede buffout los arañazos.
EN: Let's buff out the blemishes and smooth out the skin.
ES: Pule las imperfecciones y suaviza la piel.
ES: Borremos todas las manchas y alisemos la piel.
EN: Yeah, they gotta buff out a dong.
ES: Si, tienen que pulir un dong.
EN: That is not going to buff out.
ES: Esa marca no se quitará.
EN: It'll buff out.
ES: Eso lo pulirá.
EN: That will not buff out.
ES: No se pulirá. ¡Su puta madre!
EN: - No way that's gonna buff out.
ES: - De ninguna manera eso se va a pulir.

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