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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP – ROAD MARKING

Tips for painting road markings Outdoor pavement marking on roads and car parks comes in different shapes and sizes. To complete the jobs fast and efficiently, you need the right equipment. By choosing a line striper that is versatile and easy-to-use, your road striping assignments will be finished in no-time and with the highest line quality.

P avement marking, road marking and parking lot striping have something in common: they all call for a powerful line striper with some designated features like a multi-gun setup or automatic/semi-automatic gun control. Since most of the road marking and parking lot striping jobs tend to be big projects, an engine-powered line striper is preferred. Painting pavement markings and road markings One of the most important aspects of a safe and efficient roadway is the uniform application of pavement markings to delineate the roadway path and specific traffic lanes. • Pavement marking standards: Every country has its own set of rules and standards regarding road and pavement marking. If you want to make a chance for big road marking projects, you must be able to spray all line types and symbols in accordance with the regulations. In practice, this means you will need a multi-gun, multi-colour setup. A line striper with automatic gun control, for instance, makes it easy to spray skip lines with pinpoint accuracy. Such a line striper is Graco’s LineLazer V 250DC, which rewrites line striping productivity and flexibility by spraying two colours simultaneously in patterns as wide as 90 cm. It’s a hydraulic, ride-on self-propelled striper with automatic paint guns. It’s ideal for large, heavy-duty line striping jobs in airports, including parking lots and road jobs. The LineLazer V 250DC comes in two versions: HP Automatic and HP Reflective. • Curb marking: One of the challenges in pavement marking projects is the marking of curbs. Having two surfaces in a 90° angle, the spraying of a curb asks for a special gun setup. Graco offers a wide variety of line stripers for this application. • Reflective road markings: Retroreflective line markings ask for specific application methods with glass beads. To apply these glass beads, your line striper could be equipped with a

Graco’s LineLazer V 250DC rewrites line striping productivity and flexibility by spraying two colours simultaneously in patterns as wide as 90 cm.

to get as much cars as possible into their parking lot. The right layout helps to meet this goal. A line striper with auto-layout system, like the Graco Linelazer HP Automatic series, has on-board software that will automatically place dots on the ground. All you have to do is connect the dots to create a parking lot with as much parking spaces as possible. The EasyMark Gun Adjustment System incorporates a simple guide mark and gun placement system for perfect gun set-up every time. The Automatic Gun Control System allows either manual or automatic paint and bead gun control with a push of a button. • Designated parking spaces: Before you start spraying lines, it is important to consider if the parking lot needs designated spaces for disabled persons, customers, employees and visitors. Use stencils to clearly mark these spaces. For this purpose an additional spray gun is an indispensable accessory for your line striper. Graco offers a wide variety in its range of LineLazers suitable for this application. b

pressurised bead tank, like the Graco Linelazer HP reflective series. With an adjustable nozzle you can regulate the width of the bead dispensing system for more accuracy. Also Graco’s RoadLazer RoadPak, a modular hydraulic striping system, and ThermoLazer thermoplastic handliners can be used for this application. bars, pedestrian crossings, speed limit warnings, loading-zone markings and accurately marked pickup areas inform pedestrians and drivers where and how to walk and drive. • Big line diversity: The markings in a parking lot are very diverse so you will need a versatile line striper that makes it easy to switch between spraying solid lines, double lines, wide lines, multicolour lines and stencils. A line striper with multiple guns is a necessity for parking lot striping. • Maximise space: Property owners want Striping parking lot lines Parking lot markings guide people safely around the parking lot. Stop

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