Standard Highway Spheres
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Product Description
Potters Standard Highway Spheres-Cost-effective Highway Delineation: Retroreflective pavement markings deliver continuous roadway guidance to drivers and have been proven to increase highway safety. Potters standard highway marking spheres provide cost-effective nighttime roadway delineation, and meet or exceed every standard in effect in the United States today. Potters Standard spheres are highly durable and consistent in quality and compostion. Strict quality control produces truly round spheres that optimize retroreflectivity. Proprietary coatings are available to resist agglomeration, ensure flotation for ideal embedment and improve adhesion for greater durability. Standard spheres may be applied as a drop-on in all commercial binder materials, including waterborne paint, epoxy, polyester, thermoplastic, PMMA and polyurea.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES: To ensure optimum retroreflective performance and durability, the bead/binder system needs to be applied in the proper manner: Apply the spheres immediately following the binder application. Apply the spheres evenly over the width and length of the marking. Embed the spheres to a level of 60%. Apply Standard Highway Safety Marking Spheres at the rate of: 6-8 pounds per gallon of latex 20-24 pounds per gallon of epoxy 10-12 pounds per 100 square feet of thermoplastic. Potters Standard Spheres:
FACTS AND FIGURES: Size: 20-80 mesh (850-150 microns); a range of sizes offsets the effects of traffic and binder degradation.
COMPATIBLE BINDERS: waterborne or solvent-based paint, epoxy, polyester, thermoplastic, PMMA and polyurea.
STANDARDS: Spheres can be supplied to meet state specifications for gradation (size), roundness and coatings. Standard Highway Marking Spheres meet or exceed every standard in effect in the United States today, including the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s FP-03 specifications.