Designation: D3751/D3751M − 10 (Reapproved 2017)Standard Practice forEvaluation of Furniture Polish 1This standard is issued under the f i xed designation D3751/D3751M; the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice covers the def i nition of properties to testand the apparatus to use in evaluating the performance offurniture polishes.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, eachsystem shall be used independently of the other. Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Terminology2.1 Def i nitions:2.1.1 furniture polish—a polish used for cleaning and im-proving the appearance of furniture f i nishes.3. Signif i cance and Use3.1 This practice def i nes the properties to be tested, theapparatus to be used, and the comparisons of product perfor-mance. It is recognized that considerable discretion existsamong formulators and marketers of furniture polish on whichproperties or performance characteristics are best for theirproducts. This practice will be f l exible to honor this fact withinthe conf i nes of the furniture polish def i nition below.3.2 The methods of testing are subjective and empirical inorder to conform to the basic characteristics of the industry andto allow f l exibility in testing.4. Apparatus and Materials4.1 Control Polish, selected subjectively for comparison tothe test polish. It may be a competitive product, a modif i edformulation of the test polish, etc. The one stipulation is thatthe control polish be of the same or similar type as the testpolish. For example, if the test polish is an aerosol emulsionpolish, the control shall be an aerosol emulsion polish. It wouldnot be meaningful to select a paste or liquid product as acontrol for comparison to an aerosol emulsion test polish.4.2 Test Substrate for which the test polish is intended. Thetest surface shall be in good physical condition, not badlycracked, scratched, or otherwise damaged so as to interferewith evaluation of polish properties. The minimum test surfacearea for each sample shall be 1290 cm 2 [200 in. 2 ].4.3 Polishing Cloth—Materials such as washed cheesecloth, rumple cloth, f l annel, cotton diaper cloth, and nonwovenfabrics are suitable for this purpose. The same type polishingcloth should be used with each sample tested. Use separatecloths for each sample. Do not use felt or paper.4.4 Cleaning Solvent, aliphatic, with kauri-butanol valuesless than 38.4.5 Eye Droppers and Tap Water.5. Test Specimen5.1 The test specimen shall be the sample of polish to betested.6. Selection of Testers6.1 The application and evaluation of the test and controlpolishes requires four individuals. They shall be capable ofmaking discriminating judgments of subjective, physical, andaesthetic properties. Training and orientation to specif i c prod-uct performance characteristics may be required.6.2 Each person applies the polishes to one of the four testpanels. The tester then rates all properties except applicationproperties on the remaining three panels that they did notpolish. The person applying the polishes rates ease of use andother application properties. This means there will be only fourreadings on application properties. The three rating the otherpolish properties do not observe the application because theyrate properties of each polish “blind.”1 This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D21 on Polishesand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D21.04 on Performance Tests.Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2017. Published October 2017. Originallyapproved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D3751 – 10. DOI:10.1520/D3751-10R17.Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.1 Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Fri Oct 6 09:35:19 EDT 2017Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Edinburgh (University of Edinburgh) pursuant to License Agreement. No further reproductions authorized.
