Alert by Cataphote

Years ago, Cataphote made a paint/coating that had premixed glass beads in it. It was called Alert. Does anyone know if there is a similar product made by someone?

I have seen something similar in the Sa-So catalog.It won't go thru an airless, so I forgot about it. http://www.sa-so.com/egiWeb/Controller.jsp?pageId=28&…

How does it stay reflective if the beads are mixed in the paint?

\\\STRIPES/// wrote on Jan 13, 2006:Go to #3

How does it stay reflective if the beads are mixed in the paint?

The pigment is transparent, which also means it won't cover (hide) well.

Ken, as the paint wears the beads are exposed, supposed to keep the paint reflective for the life of the paint. In an air rig, the beads chew up the gun over time. We mix beads in thurmo for the same reason.

Thanks Robert! I was looking for this for someone that works for the City of Stockton. They used to use it for painting median noses and would like to start using it again. They brush or roll it on. Ken, Robert is right. The paint is transparent, allowing the beads to reflect through. The Cataphote product was also very durable and resisted scuffing very well.

Pretty cool.

For painting median noses, you can throw glass beads in the wet paint. Doesn't work as well on vertical surfaces, but throw plenty and maybe half of them stick. I did that 9 years ago when I moved into my new house. Painted white backgrounds for the street numbers and threw on beads while the white was still wet. They still light up a night, even after getting scrubbed with tires all those years.

TMT in the Northwest makes Extrude methyl that has beads in it. So does Ennis and Excel....I would not put it through and airless.

jwalker371, I was going to recommend they try out Ennis since they bought out Cataphote and TMT. Thanks for recommending Extrude Methyl. Robert, throwing the beads would work but may not embed them very far. We have an air gun/canister that we use to shoot beads at stenciled markings. We use that as well when we want curb paint or lettering to stand out at night. The nice thing about the beads blended into the paint is the beads are consistant throughout the marking. Thanks everyone for your input.