Airport Striping

Laredo, thanks for the tips. The specs are for type 1 beads. But I was more interested in whether it was better to spray the white with beads or the black without beads first. It seems that spraying the black lines first and then the reflectorized white is the better plan. P.S. The lines are for buses and luggage traffic and not for airliner lines.

Your welcome my fellow striper

This is from the FAA Marking Advisory, you may want to check with the FAA Cert Inspector to get his input on putting black down... 36. VEHICLE ROADWAY MARKINGS. a. Purpose. The standards for vehicle roadway markings contained in this paragraph are used to delineate roadways located on or crossing areas that are also intended for use by aircraft. Markings for roadways not located on aircraft maneuvering areas should conform, whenever possible, to those in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. b. Location. Vehicle roadways are delineated on aircraft maneuvering areas when there is a need to define a pathway for vehicle operations. A minimum spacing of 2 feet (0.67 m) must be maintained between the roadway edge marking and the non-movement area boundary marking (see paragraph 38) vehicle roadway markings are interrupted by taxiway markings. c. Color. Vehicle roadway markings are white. d. Characteristics. (1) Vehicle roadway markings consist of a solid line to delineate each edge of the roadway and a dashed line to separate lanes within the edges of the roadway. The edgelines and lane lines are both 6 inches (15cm) wide and the dashes for the lane lines are 15 feet (4.5 m) in length with a spacing of 25 feet (7.5 m) between dashes. These markings are illustrated in Figure 18. (2) In lieu of the solid lines, zipper markings may be used to delineate the edges of the vehicle roadway wherever the airport’s SMGCS working group or the airport operator determines the roadway edges need enhanced delineation. The zipper marking consists of two dashed lines side by side with alternating dashes that are 12 inches (30 cm) wide and 4 feet (1.3 m) in length, along each edge of the roadway as shown in Figure 18. Details of the zipper marking are shown in Figure 10. (3) Where a roadway crosses a taxiway, a solid white stripe 2 feet (.67 m) wide is provided across the driving lane at the distances specified in Table 5 to assure adequate clearance from taxiing

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