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THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKING MATERIALS
THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKING MATERIALS The thermoplastic is supplied in "poly" bags that will melt when put in the heating pot, i.e. you put the whole bag into the heating pot. The thermoplastic consists of, a light coloured aggregate (silica sand),...Read more -
RECIPE OR PERFORMANCE BASED SPECIFICATIONS
RECIPE OR PERFORMANCE BASED SPECIFICATIONS The new set of British Standards are based purely on "performance" testing and do not include a specification (recipe) for the thermoplastic.However, many suppliers of ...Read more -
PRODUCING QUALITY ROAD MARKINGS
PRODUCING QUALITY ROAD MARKINGS Most thermoplastic road markings on local authority highway networks will be applied in the manner described on this page. Providing it is performed correctly, with good quality m...Read more -
OPERATOR SKILL
OPERATOR SKILL The thermoplastic flows on to the road surface and is spread to the required width and depth by a small screed plate. It is the skill of the operator pushing the "trolly" at the correct speed acco...Read more -
RETRO-REFLECTIVITY
RETRO-REFLECTIVITY It is not difficult to test the retro-reflectivity of a laid line, as the cost of the testing apparatus, a retrometer, is not that expensive, and their reliability is much improved compar...Read more -
PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS
PREFORMED THERMOPLASTIC ROAD MARKINGS It is possible to purchase reformed thermoplastic road markings in one metre strips as shown here, it is also possible to buy it in "rolls" of longer length, but the principle is the same as shown here. The p...Read more -
BASIC “TROLLY” DESCRIPTION
BASIC "TROLLY" DESCRIPTION The hopper at the back contains the glass beads. The glass beads are discharged from the hopper on to a flat plate that spreads the beads to the width of the line. The flow of...Read more -
SPECIFYING THE SETTING OUT OF LINE SYSTEMS, AND THE MATERIALS USED
SPECIFYING THE SETTING OUT OF LINE SYSTEMS, AND THE MATERIALS USED Specifications for Road Marking Layouts If you need to know information about types of lines, positioning of lines, dimensions of lines, etc., there are three publications...Read more -
WHITE LINES AND ROAD MARKINGS (BS 3262)
WHITE LINES AND ROAD MARKINGS (BS 3262) INTRODUCTION I am fully aware that road markings are now specified to a range of newly introduced BS EN Standards which I will list elsewhere, BUT, because of the somewhat haphazard way the new BS E...Read more -
WHITE LINES AND ROAD MARKINGS (BS EN SPECIFICATIONS BS EN 1871 : 2000)
WHITE LINES AND ROAD MARKINGS (BS EN SPECIFICATIONS BS EN 1871 : 2000) BS EN 1871 : 2000 : Road marking materials - Physical properties This standard covers paint, cold plastics and thermoplastics. But, because we deal almost exclusively ...Read more
