SAFETY FENCE PAINTING SPEEDS AHEAD

Barriermatic, a specially designed vehicle that can automatically apply paint and a reflective glass bead to up to 60 km of safety fence or barrier in a day is described. Two alternative colours at any pre-determined length can be applied from this specially adapted vehicle that can be quickly modified to clean barriers, roadside structures, signs and street furniture. The equipment uses a revolving steel and polypropylene brush to clean the surface prior to painting. Two sets of paint guns, each with three heads spray the paint at fixed angles to cover the entire structure; glass beads are applied through a separate hose. The paint is a modified chlorinated rubber which dries quickly and does not need a primer. Factors such as colour choice, banding length, bead application and cut off requirements are controlled by a computer situated close to the vehicle driver. Painting costs in the United Kingdom are given as less than 2 per metre. The machine has been used in eight European countries since 1985 and has been used by local authorities in England and Wales.

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• Corporate Authors:

  FAVERSHAM HOUSE GROUP LTD

  FAVERSHAM HOUSE, 111 ST JAMES'S ROAD
  CROYDON, SURREY  United Kingdom  CR9 2TH
• Authors:
  • -
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 40
• Serial:
  • Highways
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 1962
  • Publisher: Alad Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-6168
  • Serial URL: http://www.highways-mag.co.uk

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Equipment; Guardrails; Maintenance; Paint; Reflectorized materials
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 3674: Equipment; 3847: Maintenance; 3807: Paint; 4523: Reflectorized material; 1686: Safety fence
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00607000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM