Abstract

This guide covers preparing specifications for water-emulsion floor polishes on all non-wood floors and for sealed wood floors. The two types of floor polish covered are the Buff?ng-Type Floor Polish and the Self-Polishing-Type Floor Polish. The floor polishes shall be tested using infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography; and the individual grades shall conform to specified values of color, total solids, sediment, alkalinity, stability, odor, and total ash and silica. The performance test includes performance, removability, resistance to soiling, water spotting, recoatability, powdering, static coefficient of friction, detergent resistance, and gloss.

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1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers preparing specifications for water-emulsion floor polishes on all nonwood floors and for sealed wood floors.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D1288 Test Method for Test for Total Ash and Silica In Water-Emulsion Polishes

D1290 Test Method for Sediment in Water-Emulsion Polishes by Centrifuge

D1455 Test Method for 60 Specular Gloss of Emulsion Floor Polish

D1791 Test Method for Accelerated Aging of Liquid Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes

D1792 Test Method for Long-Term Removability Properties of Emulsion Floor Polishes

D1793 Test Method for Water Spotting of Emulsion Floor Polishes

D2047 Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of Polish-Coated Flooring Surfaces as Measured by the James Machine

D2048 Test Method for Powdering of Floor Polish Films

D2825 Terminology Relating to Polishes and Related Materials

D2834 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids) in Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes, Solvent-Based Floor Polishes, and Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes

D3052 Practice for Rating Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes

D3153 Test Method for Recoatability of Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes

D3206 Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes

D3207 Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor Polish Films

D3210 Test Method for Comparing Colors of Films from Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes

E70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions With the Glass Electrode

Federal Standards

Keywords

floor polishes; polishes; specification preparation; water emulsio;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 71.100.99 (Other products of the chemical industry)

DOI: 10.1520/D3440-01R07

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ASTM D3440