Designation:D6763−08(Reapproved2014)StandardGuideforTestingExteriorWoodStainsandClearWaterRepellents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6763;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionanduseofproceduresfortestingexteriorwoodstainsandclearwaterrepellents.Thisincludesbothwaterborneandsolventbornesemitransparentandopaquestainsandclearwaterrepellents.Thepropertiesthatcanbeexaminedor,insomecases,therelevanttestproceduresarelistedin2.1and2.2.NOTE1—Theterm“opaquestain”isdefinedasapigmentedcomposi-tionintendedforuseonwoodensurfacestoproduceauniformfinishthatobscuresthegrainandcolorofthewood,butnotitssurfacetexture;alsocalledsolidcolororsolidhide.NOTE2—Theterm“semitransparent”isdefinedasapigmentedcompositionintendedforuseonwoodensurfacestoproduceauniformfinishthatdoesnotfullyobscurethegrainorthetextureofthewood.NOTE3—Theterm“clear”isdefinedasatransparentcompositionintendedforuseonwoodensurfacestoproduceauniformfinishthatdoesnotobscurethegrainortextureofthewood.1.1.1Discussion—Whenappliedtowoodsthatdifferincolor,thereisacolordifferencebetweenstainedsubstrates.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D16TerminologyforPaint,RelatedCoatings,Materials,andApplicationsD56TestMethodforFlashPointbyTagClosedCupTesterD93TestMethodsforFl...
