HOT MELT PAINTS FOR TRAFFIC STRIPING

IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC SAFETY AND REDUCTIONS IN HIGHWAY AND STREET LINE PAINTING COSTS ARE SAID TO BE RESULTING FROM NEW HOT MELT TRAFFIC PAINTS BEING TESTED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NEW HOT MELT MATERIALS WHICH ARE SPRAYED ONTO STREETS AND HIGHWAYS UNDER PRESSURE AT EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES, DRY ALMOST INSTANTLY AS THE FILM COOLS. THIS ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC-DIRECTING CONES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO STOP OR SLOW TRAFFIC FLOW. ELIMINATION OF "CONE-ING" INCREASES SAFETY. A SIGNIFICANT SAVING IS INCURRED BECAUSE THE COST OF THE CONES AND THE MANPOWER NECESSARY TO PLACE AND REMOVE THEM ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 PER CENT OF THE COST OF STRIPING BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS. APPLIED UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, THE PAINTS AUTOMATICALLY DISPLACE WATER OR LOOSE PARTICLES ON THE PAVEMENT AND ALSO FILL INDENTATIONS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE FILM THICKNESSES OF 20 TO 200 MILS, REPORTS INDICATE. THE HOT MELT TRAFFIC PAINTS STILL ARE IN THE TESTING STAGE IN MANY STREET AND ROAD DEPARTMENTS, BUT INTEREST IN THEIR APPLICATION IS MOUNTING STEADILY. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 56, No 24, PP 53, 56
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • American Paint Journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Paint; Road marking materials; Road markings; Striping; Traffic paint; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Hot melts; Traffic marking; Traffic marking materials
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217174
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1972 12:00AM