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   		 Glossary of Terms and Definitions - B
Vehicle Restoration Commonly Used Words and Phrases

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•Baking - The process of applying heat to a finish to speed the cure or dry time of the finish
•Bare substrate - Any material (steel, aluminum, plastic, etc.) which does not have a coating of paint or primer
•Bonding adhesive - Product used to bond body panels into the body structure.
•Bridging - Occurrence where a primer or surfacer does not totally fill a sandscratch or imperfection. Not usually apparent in undercoat, however, does show up in topcoat.
•Brittle - A paint coating lacking flexibility
•Buffing/Compound - Using a mild abrasive to bring out gloss and/or remove texture in a topcoat. This can be done by hand or machine.
•Burn/Burn through - Polishing or buffing of a color or clear too hard or long causing the underlying coat(s) to be revealed.

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