Standard Specification for Water-Emulsion Floor Polish Remover

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ASTM D3494-76(1981)e1 - Standard Specification for Water-Emulsion Floor Polish Remover
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Designation: D 3494 - 76 (Reapproved 1981 y'
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
1916 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Copyright ASTM
If not listed in the current combined index, will appear in the next edition.
Standard Specification for
WATER-EMULSION FLOOR POLISH REMOVER'
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3494; the number immediately foliowing the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicatesthe year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
"NOTE-Editorialchanges were made throughout in December 1981.
1. scope
recommended dilution for wax stripping or
floor polish removal, in enough synthetic hard
1.1 This specification covers a liquid floor
water, 300 ppm, to give 100 mL of total solu-
polish remover or wax stripper for resilient
tion. Pour the resultant solution into a clean,
floors and sealed wood floors.
dry 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Stopper the flask
2. Applicable Documents and shake vigorously for 1 min. Pour out the
solution and rinse the flask three times with 75-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
mL portions of synthetic hard water alone.
D460 Sampling and Chemical Analysis of
Invert the flask and allow to dry. Examine for
Soaps and Soap Products'
any residue. The flask shaii contain no more
D 1792 Test for Long-Term Removability
residue than a similar flask allowed to dry after
Properties of Emulsion Floor Polishes'
rinsing with synthetic hard water alone.
3. General Requirements
NOTE-Synthetic hard water contains: 0.264 g/L
of CaCh.2H20, 0.295 g/L of MgS04-7H20.
3.1 The product shall be a uniform solution
of soap or synthetic detergents, or both, with or
7. Deleterious Action on Floor Tile
without inorganic builders, sequestrants, and
7.1 Test panels shall measure 2 by 4 in. (51
ammonia. It shall be satisfactory for floor pol-
by 102 mm) and be made of the foliowing:
ish or wax removal on ali types of resilient
7.1.1 Lin'oleum-Oficial Test Linoleum
flooring. It is not to be used on unsealed wood
(OTL~
flooring. It shail be free rinsing and have no
7.1.2 Asphalt-Official Test Asphalt Tile
deleterious effect on resilient flooring materials
(CTAT)3
such as linoleum, asphalt, vinyl, or rubber. It
7.1.3 VinyZ Asbestos-Official Test Vinyl
shall have no adverse effect on the containers
Asbestos Tile (OTVAT)3
when stored at 25 i 2OC (77 f 35°F) for 1
7.1.4 VinyZ Tile-Kentile Plain Black R40.
year.
7.
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