Designation:D4386−95(Reapproved2016)StandardPracticeforApplicationofFloorPolishestoMaintainMultilayerCompositeTileorFlooring1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4386;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheapplicationoffloorpolishestomaintainmultilayercompositetileorflooring.2Floorpolishesareappliedtomultilayercompositefloorsforprotectionandbeautificationofthefloorsurface.Cleaning,polishapplication,removal,andmaintenanceproceduresareimportantfunctionsinthisprocess.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.SignificanceandUse2.1Multilayercompositetileorflooringmayconsistofadecorativepatternlayerandatransparentwearlayer.Somefloorsmayalsoincludeastressabsorbingfoamlayerorabackinglayerofothertype.2.2Includedinthecompositionarevinylresins,suitablyplasticizedandstabilized,withorwithoutfortifyingfibers,mineralfillersandprimepigments.Metallicaccents(chips,pigments,etc.)arefrequentlyusedtoformtheoveralldesign.Thetransparentwearcoatingisusuallypolyurethane,acrylicorvinyl.Althoughthetransparentwearlayerprovidesanextrameasureofprotection,thesurfaceissubjecttothesamewearandtearasothertypesoffloors.3.InitialTreatment,NewFloors3.1Donotscrubmultilayercompositetilefloorsforabout4to5daysafterthefloorhasbeeninstalled.Thiswaitingperiodallowssufficienttimefortheadhesivetosetproperly.However,itisgoodpracticetocleanthefloorlightlyassoonasithasbeeninstalled.Lightlymopwithadilutefloorcleaningsolutiontoremovesurfaceoil(followin...
