Abstract
This patent application has not been assigned to a company or institution.The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “The automotive industry often needs to prepare surfaces of vehicle parts or replacement parts(e.g., a bumper) for various purp oses (e.g., painting), or to repair surfaces of car parts or replacementparts d ue to defects incurred during painting or coating. Typical surface preparation p rocesses include,for example, physically abrading car surfaces, or “scuffing”. Typical repair operations often include, forexample, sanding and polishing. Sur face preparation and repair of defects on surfaces can utilize differenttools. materials and fluids.”
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