ASTM D3757-16

Standard Guide for Preparing Specifications for Solvent-based Floor Polishes

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
3.1 This guide may be the basis for either the buying authority or the consumer to prepare a specification for solvent-based floor polishes (liquid or paste). Specifications prepared under this guide are for products intended for use on all wood and solvent resistant floors. Any reference material utilized and limits set are to be agreed upon by the seller, purchaser, or user.
SCOPE
1.1 This is a guide for preparing specifications for solvent-based floor polishes (liquid or paste) that are intended for use on all wood and solvent-resistant floors.  
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2016
• ICS: 71.100.99 - Other products of the chemical industry
• Technical Committee: D21 - Polishes
• Drafting Committee: D21.05 - Specifications

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D3757-89(2010) - Standard Guide for Preparing Specifications for Solvent-based Floor Polishes
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016
• Refers: ASTM D3206-23 - Standard Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2023
• Refers: ASTM D93-20 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2020
• Refers: ASTM D217-19a - Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2019
• Refers: ASTM D217-19 - Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
• Effective Date: 01-May-2019
• Refers: ASTM D2047-17 - Standard Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of Polish-Coated Flooring Surfaces as Measured by the James Machine
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2017
• Refers: ASTM D3207-17 - Standard Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor Polish Films
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2017
• Refers: ASTM D3206-17 - Standard Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2017
• Refers: ASTM D3207-92(2016) - Standard Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor Polish Films
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2016
• Refers: ASTM D217-16 - Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2016
• Refers: ASTM D3828-16 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2016
• Refers: ASTM D56-16 - Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2016
• Refers: ASTM D3206-08(2015) - Standard Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2015
• Refers: ASTM D1455-87(2015) - Standard Test Method for 60° Specular Gloss of Emulsion Floor Polish
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2015
• Refers: ASTM D93-13 - Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2013

Overview

ASTM D3757-16: Standard Guide for Preparing Specifications for Solvent-based Floor Polishes offers a structured approach for developing product specifications suitable for both buyers and users of solvent-based floor polish products. The guide is applicable to both liquid and paste types intended for all wood and solvent-resistant floors. Developed by ASTM International, this standard provides the framework to ensure consistent quality and performance in floor care products, supporting decisions on procurement, product development, and regulatory compliance. The standard emphasizes agreement among manufacturers, buyers, and users regarding test methods, reference materials, and acceptance limits.

Key Topics

• Scope of Application: Covers solvent-based floor polishes-both liquid and paste-for wood and solvent-resistant flooring.
• Specification Preparation: Supports creation of clear product requirements for procurement and end-use, ensuring alignment between buyer, seller, and user.
• Physical and Chemical Properties: Guides determination of key product traits, such as:
  • Total solids content
  • Flash point
  • Paste hardness
  • Viscosity, odor, and color
  • Product stability
• Performance Criteria: Establishes performance-related values and testing such as:
  • Gloss (using ASTM D1455)
  • Resistance to soiling (ASTM D3206)
  • Detergent resistance (ASTM D3207)
  • Static coefficient of friction (ASTM D2047)
• Sampling & Inspection: Outlines representative sampling, identification, and inspection procedures to maintain quality control.
• Testing Methods: Recommends recognized ASTM methods for critical testing parameters, ensuring reliable and reproducible results.
• Safety and Compliance: Reminds users to establish safe handling procedures and verify compliance with applicable regulatory limitations.

Applications

ASTM D3757-16 finds significant use across numerous industries, including:

• Procurement & Quality Control: Provides purchasing authorities and facility managers with a structured approach to specify, source, and verify quality floor polishes.
• Manufacturing: Assists manufacturers in developing floor polish formulations that meet established performance and safety requirements.
• Facility Maintenance: Enables maintenance teams to select effective products, prolong floor life, and enhance appearance through consistent application of standardized polishes.
• Third-party Testing & Certification: Serves as a reference for laboratories conducting independent performance and safety assessments.
• Regulatory Compliance: Assists stakeholders in meeting relevant safety, health, and environmental regulations through reference to recognized test methods and specification parameters.

The guide is especially valuable for government or commercial buyers, janitorial service providers, product formulators, and anyone involved in specifying or assessing floor care chemicals. It supports custom tailoring of product specs for unique operational needs while safeguarding product safety and effectiveness.

Related Standards

ASTM D3757-16 cites and interfaces with several important standards and references, including:

• ASTM D56: Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
• ASTM D93: Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
• ASTM D217: Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
• ASTM D1455: Test Method for 60° Specular Gloss of Emulsion Floor Polish
• ASTM D2047: Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of Polish-Coated Flooring Surfaces
• ASTM D2834: Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids) in Water-Emulsion and Solvent-Based Floor Polishes
• ASTM D3206: Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
• ASTM D3207: Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor Polish Films
• ASTM D3278 & D3828: Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids

These references ensure compatibility and harmonization with best practices in testing and performance verification for floor maintenance products.

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Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D3757 −16
Standard Guide for
Preparing Specifications for Solvent-based Floor Polishes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3757; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Federal Specification:
Interim Federal Specification, Wax, General Purpose, Sol-
1.1 This is a guide for preparing specifications for solvent-
vent Type, P-W-00158d (GSA-FSS) Amendment 1, July
based floor polishes (liquid or paste) that are intended for use
13, 1972.
on all wood and solvent-resistant floors.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3. Significance and Use
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3.1 This guide may be the basis for either the buying
standard.
authority or the consumer to prepare a specification for
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
solvent-based floor polishes (liquid or paste). Specifications
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
prepared under this guide are for products intended for use on
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
all wood and solvent resistant floors. Any reference material
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
utilized and limits set are to be agreed upon by the seller,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
purchaser, or user.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Classification
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 Buffıng-Type Floor Polish—A floor polish that requires
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
buffing to maintain or enhance appearance, or both.
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens
4.2 Self-Polishing Floor Polish—Afloor polish that dries to
Closed Cup Tester
a shine.
D217 Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating
Grease
5. Basis of Purchase
D1455 Test Method for 60° Specular Gloss of Emulsion
5.1 Identification of Samples—The qualification sample
Floor Polish
submitted by the manufacturer will be identified for the
D2047 Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of
purposeofcomparingwithmaterialsubsequentlysubmittedfor
Polish-Coated Flooring Surfaces as Measured by the
acceptance. Within test method limits, stated herein, qualifica-
James Machine
tionandacceptancesamplesshouldbeidentical.Anylotorlots
D2834 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids) in
found not to be identical with the standard sample shall be
Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes, Solvent-Based Floor
rejected. Reference material is to be agreed upon between the
Polishes, and Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes
purchaser and the seller.
D3206 Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
D3207 TestMethod for Detergent Resistance of FloorPolish
6. Requirements
Films
D3278 Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Small 6.1 Physical (Product Specification Values or Limits):
Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus 6.1.1 Total Solids—The solids shall not be greater than ( )
D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed or less than ( ) when analyzed in accordance with 8.1.
Cup Tester 6.1.2 Flash Point—The flash point of liquid products shall
be greater than ( ) when determined in accordance with 8.2.
1 6.1.3 Paste Hardness—The paste hardness shall be less than
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D21 on Polishes and
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D21.05 on Specifications.
( ) when determined in accordance with 8.3.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2016. Published December 2016. Originally
6.1.4 Liquid Viscosity—The liquid wax shall be pourable
approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D3757 – 89(2010).
within agreed temperature limits. See 8.4.
DOI: 10.1520/D3757-16.
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Department of Labor’s (OSHA) regulations use Test Method D56 or
6.1.5 Odor—The product shall have no offensive odor. See
D3278 for liquids with a flash point of 37.8°C (100°F) and a viscosity of
8.4.
less than 45 SUS at 37.8°C (100°F) or 9.5 cSt at 25°C (77°F), or do not
6.1.6 Color—The product shall
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Designation: D3757 − 89 (Reapproved 2010) D3757 − 16
Standard Guide for
Preparing Specifications for Solvent-based Floor Polishes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3757; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This is a guide for preparing specifications for solvent-based floor polishes (liquid or paste) that are intended for use on all
wood and solvent-resistant floors.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
D217 Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease
D1455 Test Method for 60° Specular Gloss of Emulsion Floor Polish
D2047 Test Method for Static Coefficient of Friction of Polish-Coated Flooring Surfaces as Measured by the James Machine
D2834 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids) in Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes, Solvent-Based Floor Polishes, and
Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes
D3206 Test Method for Soil Resistance of Floor Polishes
D3207 Test Method for Detergent Resistance of Floor Polish Films
D3278 Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus
D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester
2.2 Federal Specification:
Interim Federal Specification, Wax, General Purpose, Solvent Type, P-W-00158d (GSA-FSS) Amendment 1, July 13, 1972.
3. Significance and Use
3.1 This guide may be the basis for either the buying authority or the consumer to prepare a specification for solvent-based floor
polishes (liquid or paste). Specifications prepared under this guide are for products intended for use on all wood and solvent
resistant floors. Any reference material utilized and limits set are to be agreed upon by the seller, purchaser, or user.
4. Classification
4.1 Buffıng-Type Floor Polish—A floor polish that requires buffing to maintain or enhance appearance, or both.
4.2 Self-Polishing Floor Polish—A floor polish that dries to a shine.
5. Basis of Purchase
5.1 Identification of Samples—The qualification sample submitted by the manufacturer will be identified for the purpose of
comparing with material subsequently submitted for acceptance. Within test method limits, stated herein, qualification and
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D21 on Polishes and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D21.05 on Specifications.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2010Nov. 1, 2016. Published September 2010December 2016. Originally approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 20052010
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as D3757 – 89(2005)(2010). . DOI: 10.1520/D3757-89R10.10.1520/D3757-16.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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D3757 − 16
acceptance samples should be identical. Any lot or lots found not to be identical with the standard sample shall be rejected.
Reference material is to be agreed upon between the purchaser and the seller.
6. Requirements
6.1 Physical (Product Specification Values or Limits):
6.1.1 Total Solids—The solids shall not be greater than ( ) or less than ( ) when analyzed in accordance with 8.1.
6.1.2 Flash Point—The flash point of liquid products shall be greater than ( ) when determined in accordance with 8.2.
6.1.3 Paste Hardness—The paste hardness shall be less than ( ) when determined in accordance with 8.3.
6.1.4 Liquid Viscosity—The liquid wax shall be pourable within agreed temperature limits. See 8.4.
6.1.5 Odor—The product shall have no offensive odor. See 8.4.
6.1.6 Color—The product shall have an agreeable color. See 8.4.
6.1.7 Product Stability—Product stability shall be determined in accordance with 8.5.
6.2 Chemical (Performance Values and Limits):
6.2.1 Gloss—Gloss shall be de
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