Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
terminar a grano perdido con platacho o llana de acero
English translation:
make to a smooth finish with a float or a steel trowel
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Oct 7, 2006 06:20
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terminar a grano perdido con platacho o llana de acero
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Los revoques expuestos a la acción de la intemperie, se protegerán mediante telones de arpillera por el mismo período. Se terminarán a grano perdido con platacho o llana de acero.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | It will be made to a smooth finish with a float or a steel trowel |
David Brown
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| 4 | finish to a smooth texture with a leveling board or steel float |
Kathryn Litherland
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Proposed translations
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It will be made to a smooth finish with a float or a steel trowel
I am using my experience as a DIY homeowner in the UK many years ago
Use a tamper or rent a roller tamper. After the concrete in the form has been tamped, ... For a smooth finish, you can use a trowel and float. ...
www.diyonline.com/servlet/GIB_BaseT/diylib_article.html?ses... - 34k
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-10-07 14:10:43 GMT)
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Sorry.."They" not "It"
Use a tamper or rent a roller tamper. After the concrete in the form has been tamped, ... For a smooth finish, you can use a trowel and float. ...
www.diyonline.com/servlet/GIB_BaseT/diylib_article.html?ses... - 34k
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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-10-07 14:10:43 GMT)
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Sorry.."They" not "It"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much, David!
(I'd finally come up with "will be smoothed grainless."
My do-it-yourself experience is rather garden-oriented!) ;D"
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Kathryn Litherland
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finish to a smooth texture with a leveling board or steel float
I am slightly uncertain about platacho = leveling board, but I saw several references to "platacho de madera," and a leveling board is the only plaster/stucco smoothing tool I could find made out of wood!
"Grano pedido: Se refiere a un tipo de terminación que se le da a los estucos. Recibe este nombre porque la superficie de terminación debe ser lisa, es decir, no pueden quedar granos a la vista. Se utiliza la plana para tirar el mortero y luego la llana y regla."
"When choosing a texture, make sure that the pattern can be repeated across the full area. The following indicates how some popular finishes can be achieved: Smooth finish. Smooth the final layer several times using a steel float ...."
"Grano pedido: Se refiere a un tipo de terminación que se le da a los estucos. Recibe este nombre porque la superficie de terminación debe ser lisa, es decir, no pueden quedar granos a la vista. Se utiliza la plana para tirar el mortero y luego la llana y regla."
"When choosing a texture, make sure that the pattern can be repeated across the full area. The following indicates how some popular finishes can be achieved: Smooth finish. Smooth the final layer several times using a steel float ...."
Example sentence:
http://146.83.190.52/docpublic/ApuntesCC/enciclopedia/Archivos/Vocabulario/Vocabulario%20Final/Grano%20perdido.f.htm
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for trying to help me, drlith! |
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