Designation:D360−12(Reapproved2019)StandardSpecificationforShellacVarnishes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD360;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversshellacvarnishconsistingofasolutionor“cut”ofaspecifiedtypeandgradeofdrylacresininspeciallydenaturedalcohol.Ninety-fivepercent(190proof)ethylalcohol,speciallydenaturedaccordingtoFormulaNo.1oftheAlcohol,Tobacco,andFirearmsoftheTreasuryDept.,isthesolventmostcommonlyused.However,otherspeciallydenaturedalcoholsandproprietarysolventsarealsousedforthispurpose.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D29TestMethodsforSamplingandTestingLacResins(Withdrawn2005)3D207SpecificationforDryBleachedLac(Discontinued2000)(Withdrawn2001)3D237SpecificationforOrangeShellacandOtherLacs(Withdrawn2006)33.Types,Grades,andBodies3.1Thisspecificationcoverstwogrades,AandB,oforangeshellacvarnishandtwogrades,regularandrefined,ofbleachedlacvarnish.Eachtypeandgrademaybefurnishedinverylight,light,medium,heavy,veryheavy,orextraheavybodyvarnish,asspecified.4.Color4.1Thecolorofshellacvarnishshallbenodarkerthanthecolorofastandardvarnishofthesamenonvolatilemattercontentmutuallyagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandtheseller.NOTE1—Attentioniscalledtothefactthatthepurchaserandthesellermustagreeupononeofthetwomethodsfordeterminingcolorappeari...
