Thermoplastic

Thermoplastic is another type of road marking material, which must be applied onto asphalt concrete or cement concrete road surfaces manually or with specialised road marking equipment.

Application instructions:

1) To be applied in dry weather onto dry and clean asphalt concrete or cement concrete road surfaces at a stable road surface and air temperature not lower than +5*C and not higher than +30*C with a relative air humidity of no more than 80%.

2) Do not apply onto unprepared surfaces.

3) To be applied either manually or with specialized road marking equipment.

4) Traffic is admitted no sooner than in 30 min. after application.

5) Do not apply onto old road markings than have degraded less than 10%.

6) The melting temperature is in the range of 190-200*C (+-5*C). Do not overheat the material.

7) The volume of the material to be melted depends on the daily demand and some peculiarities of the application equipment. Do not heat the same material more than 2 times.

8) The thickness of the stripes to be applied onto untreated surfaces is 2-4 mm. The thickness of the stripes to be applied onto treated surfaces is 2- mm.

9) The optimal expense of the material depends on the road surface conditions and treatment as well as on the layer thickness to be applied onto the surface. It is in the range of 400 – 1200 kg per 1 km of a continuous line with a line width of 10 cm.

10) Glass beads are applied manually on top of a fresh marking with a gravitation method. The average expense is 200-300 g/sq.m. In order to achieve the best retroreflective results it is recommended using 400 – 2000 mkm glass beads depending upon the applied layer thickness.

11) Whiteness – around 80%.

Storage conditions: To be stored and transported in a tightly closed container at the temperature of +30*C. Avoid direct sunlight.