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buff out

verb
  1. To remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method. (transitive)
  2. To bring something to proper shape by removing or masking minor defects, by straightening out the residual shortcomings. (figuratively, transitive)
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