Filzglätter

felt finishing trowel

noun FILTS-glet-er Rare

Usage Note

Filzglätter is a trowel faced with felt, used to produce a fine, even surface texture on fresh plaster or render; it picks up fine particles and redistributes them to close pores.

Examples

"Den frischen Innenputz abschließend mit dem Filzglätter glätten."

Natural Translation

Finish the fresh interior plaster by smoothing with the felt finishing trowel.

Literal Translation

The fresh interior-plaster finally with the felt-finishing-trowel smooth.

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