THE REMOVAL OF ROAD PAINT USING CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL METHODS
METHODS OF REMOVING ROAD PAINT ARE DISCUSSED. CHEMICAL STRIPPERS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ONLY SUITABLE FOR SMALL-SCALE JOBS, SINCE THEY ARE VERY LABORIOUS TO USE. MECHANICAL MEANS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE. A SANDBLASTING MACHINE IS SUITABLE FOR MOST SURFACES AND A SURFACE GRINDER MAINLY FOR VERY SMOOTH SURFACES. LARGE SCALE SURFACE AREAS COULD BE MOST EFFICIENTLY COVERED UP BY SURFACE DRESSING.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No RC/1/72
- Publication Date: 1973-3
Media Info
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Serial:
- Via /South Africa/
- Volume: jg14
- Issue Number: n1
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Chemical substances; Machinery; Paint; Roads
- Uncontrolled Terms: Removal
- Old TRIS Terms: Chemical means; Mechanical equipment; Strip
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219125
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Nat Inst Road Research /S Africa
- Report/Paper Numbers: Internal
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 27 1974 12:00AM