WALK BEHIND THERMO PLASTIC

I have a large property manager interested in thermo plastic stripes, mainly on stop bars and very high traffic aeas. There ae no machines in town and this would be a first for the area. Does anyone have one that could relay feed back as far as price/performance/demand etc. Also, how does the plastic stripe hold up to snow plows, steel studded tires, chains, sun etc. Thanks, Accur8

Works best on NEW asphalt. If you would be "restriping" with thermo over any existing traffic paint even if its faded, the thermo will not bond. For stops, stencils etc.. whats wrong with increasing your price and give him a few "super coats" ?

accur8, Why not talk to someone that makes the equipment or material. Trantex in Houston make a very good one with excellent dies. Check with them. Thermo will vastly outperform paint in terms of durability.

We do long line thermoplastic here in So Cal. Thermo fails in cold temperatures- and the plows will take it off. For municipalities and state work the thermoplastic is in-laid. The surface is ground approx. 80 mils deep and the material inlaid below the surface. This prevents the plows from touching in. For durable markings in cold climates either in-laid tape or epoxy is used. Since this will not work on a small scale go with Pervo 6,000 series paints. These are "legend Build" high solid content materials. They are sprayed at 40 mils - (approx. 3X normal paint spec.) giving high durability. Cheaper to apply and you can use existing equipment. For warmer climates- thermo is the way to go- HTH- James Duncan Superior Pavement Markings