Designation:D3052−87(Reapproved2010)StandardPracticeforRatingWater-EmulsionFloorPolishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3052;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthecomparisonoftheperformanceofwater-emulsionfloorpolishesontestfloorsagainstareferencematerial.Itisapplicabletothefollowingtypesofpolishes:1.1.1Waxemulsionpolishes,1.1.2Nonbuffableemulsionpolishes,1.1.3Detergent-resistantemulsionpolishes,householdtype,and1.1.4Detergent-resistantemulsionpolishes,industrialtype.1.2Gloss,leveling,discoloration,trafficmarking,slipresistance,andremovaleaseofthesetypesoffloorpolishesisratedincomparisontoareferencematerial.Whereapplicable,detergentresistanceisalsoevaluated.Thismethodisnottobeconsideredasarecommendedmaintenanceprocedure.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D523TestMethodforSpecularGloss2.2CSMABulletin:245-70ComparativeDeterminationofSlipResistanceofFloorPolishes33.SignificanceandUse3.1Whencomparingdifferentfloorpolishesforanactualfieldperformance,itisimportantthatallsurfacesusedbepreparedinthesameway.Whenthisprocedureisfollowed,variationsinthetestsurfacesareminimized.4.Apparatus4.1TestTile,OVCT.44.2Glossmeter,60°—Theinstrumentandthereferencestandardsshallconformtotherequ...
