Designation:D1793−17StandardTestMethodforWaterSpottingofEmulsionFloorPolishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1793;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofwaterspottingresistanceofwateremulsionfloorpolishes.Thetestmethodapproximatestheactualconditionsofwaterspottingencounteredinservice.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1436TestMethodsforApplicationofEmulsionFloorPolishestoSubstratesforTestingPurposes3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1waterspotting—anychangeinappearanceofsurfaceresultingsolelyfromtheactionofcoolwater.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodmeasurestheabilityofafloorpolishtoresistspottingbywater.Thistestmethodmaybeusedtomeasuretheextentofdamagebyalargeamountofwaterorinaseparatemethodtomeasuretheamountofdamagebyasmallamountofwaterthathasevaporatedtodryness.Referencepolishesshouldbeusedforcomparison.NOTE1—Thetestmethodmayinduceslightwhitening,colorchange,noticeablechangeinappearance,includingremovalofthefilm,whichiscausedbycontactwithwater.5.Apparatus5.1Substrate—Thesubstratetobeusedisvinylcomposi-tiontile(OVCT).35.2DistilledWater.5.3Pipet,volumetric,1-mL.6.PreparationofTestPanel6.1Applytheemulsionfloorpolishontheblackofficialvinylcompositiontilepanelinacc...
