Remise à blanc
English translation: Stripping back to bare wood/metal
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|  Selected response from: B D Finch France Local time: 08:42 | ||||
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| 4 | Stripping back to bare wood/metal |
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25 mins confidence: 
stripping down Explanation: to bare metal usually. Free Dico: To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from: stripped and refinished the old chest of drawers. |
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29 mins confidence:
stripping bare Explanation: As in "bare metal" |
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2 hrs confidence:
Stripping back to bare wood/metal Explanation: The phrase I've generally seen/used. |
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