Designation:D3153−87(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforRecoatabilityofWater-EmulsionFloorPolishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3153;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheeffectsoftheapplicationofawater-emulsionfloorpolishoveradriedcoatingofthesamepolish.Themethodisdesignedforlaboratorybenchpaneltesting.Amethodisalsoprovidedforlargeareatesting.Aratingsystemisprovidedtoindicatetheacceptabilityofthepolishbasedonrecoatabilityperformance.NOTE1—Recoatabilityofawater-emulsionfloorpolishisageneral-performanceproperty,andthedeterminationofitisdependentupontheobservationofseveralotherpropertiesofthepolishunderthespecificconditionsexpressedinthistestmethod.Thistestmethodforrecoatabilityisnotdesignedfortheevaluationofotherproperties,exceptasthesepropertiesrelatetotherecoatabilityofthespecificpolishbeingevaluatedundertheconditionsofthistest.1.2Glossasobservedhereinextendsonlytofreedomfromlossofapparentvisualglossuponrecoating,intheexecutionofthistestmethod,andshouldthislossoccur,itindicatesadistortionofthepropertyofgloss,byrecoating.1.3Adegreeofrecoatabilityfailuremaybereflectedfromadegreeoflevelingfailure.Thefailuretolevelshouldbeobservedonlyifitistobeapartoftheobservationofrecoatability.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2825TerminologyRelatingtoPolishesandRelatedMate-rials3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1beading—theapparentfailureoftheliquidpolishtowetoutthesurfaceasevidencedbythegatheringofthepolishintopuddle-likebe...
