Designation:D4002−81(Reapproved2016)StandardPracticeforEvaluationofBuffableShoePolish1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4002;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedefinitionofpropertiestotestandtheapparatustouse,inevaluatingtheperformanceofbuffableshoepolishes.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.Terminology2.1shoepolish—aidsincleaning,improvingtheappearance,andprotectingleatherorothershoematerialsfromsuchcommondamagingeffectsasscuffs,water,saltwater,andothersurfacedeposits,commonlyencounteredwiththeuseofshoesoutdoorsorindoors.Abuffableshoepolishrequiresbuffingtoobtainappearanceimprovements.3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thispracticeisintendedtodefinethepropertiestobetested,theapparatustouse,andthecomparisonsofproductperformance.Itisrecognizedthatconsiderablediscretionexistsamongformulatorsandmarketersofshoepolishonwhatpropertiesorperformancecharacteristicsarebestfortheirproducts.Thispracticewillbeflexibletohonorthisfactwithintheconfinesoftheshoepolishdefinitionin2.1.4.ApparatusandMaterials4.1TestPolish.4.2ControlPolish—Thecontrolpolishisselectedsubjec-tivelyforcomparisontothetestpolish.Itmaybeacompetitiveproduct,amodifiedformulationofthetestpolish,etc.Theonestipulationisthat,thecontrolpolishbeofthesameorsimilartypeasthetestpolis...
