PreMark® Preformed Thermoplastic Pavement Markings

PreMark® high performance retroreflective preformed thermoplastic pavement markings are engineered for enhanced visibility, durability and flexibility. PreMark® contains uniformly distributed glass beads throughout the material so that, as the marking wears, new beads are exposed. PreMark® has no minimum road or air temperature requirements and is designed for use in heavy traffic locations where maximum wear and tear is present. PreMark® does not require preheating of the pavement to a specific temperature prior to application.

The list below shows some of the available products in the PreMark line.

• Lines, Legends and Arrows
• ViziGrip®
• Handicap Markings
• Bike Lane Markings
• Yield Line Markings
• Rumble Bars
• Storm Drain Markings
• Manhole Protection Rings
• Contrast Markings

PreMark® composition and application features include:

Enhanced Visibility
High initial and retained retroreflectivity provides enhanced brightness and better visibility throughout the service life.
Factory-applied surface glass beads (30% by weight) deliver the visibility of "bigger" beads and the durability of "smaller" beads.
Enhanced Durability

Engineered in Scandinavia, where studded tires and heavy abrasives are used in winter, PreMark® provides optimum wear in adverse conditions.
PreMark® can last 6 to 8 times longer than painted surfaces.

Proper Installation

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  PreMark® does not require preheating of the pavement to a specific temperature prior to application. And with no road or air temperature requirements, you can install it anytime of year. However, salt, chemical and deicing compounds should be pressure washed or allow 2-3 rainfalls to occur before applying pavement markings.
• The top surface of the material has regularly spaced indents which provide a visual cue during application that the material has reached a molten state indicating satisfactory adhesion and proper bead embedment has been achieved and provide a post-application visual cue that the installation procedures have been followed.
• A recommended sealer is required when using PreMark® on concrete surfaces. The sealer enhances the bond strength by preventing moisture from penetrating up through the concrete.
• Installing PreMark® is fast, safe and cost-effective with an industrial propane heat torch such as the Flint 2000EX.
  

Impervious to Oil/Gas

• PreMark® is oil and gas impervious, yet compatible with all asphalt surfaces. PreMark® can be inlaid or applied on fresh asphalt as soon as the road surface sets.
  

Worker and Environmental Safety

• With no lead chromate or heavy metal compounds, PreMark® is completely non-hazardous, either during application or removal.
  

Manufacturing Control

• All PreMark® preformed thermoplastic materials are made at Flint’s ISO-certified manufacturing facility.

HotTape™

On highways and streets, in office complexes, malls, campuses, and parking lots, HotTape™ preformed thermoplastic pavement markings are your traffic control solution. HotTape™ is known for its flexibility, durability and ability to withstand cracking. Uniform pre-beading allows for ease in handling and
installation.
Below is a list of Hot Tape products

• Lines, Legends and Arrows
• Bike Path & Pedestrian Markings
  

HotTape™ composition and application features include:

Visibility

• HotTape™ is pre-beaded and incorporates intermixed beads in the product, which provides both high initial and excellent long term retroreflectivity.
• HotTape™ is formulated with the highest quality color pigments, resulting in vibrant colors offering excellent daytime visibility.
  

Enhanced Durability

• HotTape™ is extremely durable and provides excellent long term performance in critical ADT areas requiring transverse markings.
• Superior long term color retention, retroreflectivity and adhesion versus other common pavement marking materials.
• Impervious to vehicle oil and grease.
  

Proper Installation

• HotTape™ installs easily and quickly on clean, dry surfaces. Ensure moisture is removed by utilizing the Magnum Torch or similar heat source to pre-heat the pavement surface to 300 ° F.
• Can be applied in temperatures as low as 32° F.
• HotTape™ does not require any sealers or primers and its flexibility and uniform pre-beading allows for ease in handling and installation.
  

Worker and Environmental Safety

• HotTape™ contains and requires no VOC’s or hazardous chemicals and is safe for worker handling, installation and removal.
  

Manufacturing Control

• HotTape™ is manufactured to its specifications at Flint’s ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing facility in North Carolina.

DecoMark® Decorative Pavement Markings

A virtually endless variety of colors and shapes makes DecoMark® the ideal solution for walkways, specialty markings and custom logos. Use it for entryways, driveways, sidewalk accents, custom logos, horizontal signage and more!
DecoMark® is simple to use right out of the box because the different colors and shapes of preformed thermoplastic are physically interconnected with a compatible material making it convenient and affordable to use. The user can easily lift, transfer and place the interconnected sheets of material onto the surface.

DecoMark® does not require any specialized capital equipment or customized tools. Additionally, there is no need for templates or grids. Simply follow the application method using a propane heat torch such as the Flint 2000EX. An infrared heater can be used for large applications. Evenly-spaced indents on the surface of the material provide visual cues, during and after application, to ensure satisfactory adhesion and proper bead embedment.

DecoMark® can be applied on asphalt and concrete surfaces. Asphalt reheating is not required and there is no specific road temperature requirement for application. Due to the ease of application, there is minimal worker exposure to traffic and traffic congestion. The work area can open for traffic within minutes after the application is complete.

DecoMark® has applications for:

• Walkways
• Specialty Markings
  

DecoMark® composition and application features include:

Enhanced Visibility

DecoMark® provides enhanced brightness and better visibility throughout the service life.

Enhanced Durability

• DecoMark® lasts 6 to 8 times longer than paint.
• DecoMark® provides high skid resistance for safety-a feature not found in hand-laid brick or cobblestone.
  

Proper Installation

• DecoMark® does not require preheating of the pavement to a specific temperature prior to application. And with no road or air temperature requirements, you can install it anytime of year. However, salt, chemical and deicing compounds, if present, should be pressure washed from the application surface or alternatively allow 2-3 rainfalls to occur before application.
• The top surface of the material has regularly spaced indents which provide a visual cue during application that the material has reached a molten state indicating satisfactory adhesion and proper bead embedment has been achieved and provide a post-application visual cue that the installation procedures have been followed.
• DecoMark Sealer is required when applying DecoMark® on concrete surfaces and asphalt subjected to heavy truck turning traffic.
• Installing DecoMark® is fast, safe and cost-effective with an industrial propane heat torch such as the Flint 2000EX or an infrared heater.
  

Impervious to Oil/Gas

• DecoMark® is oil and gas impervious, yet compatible with all asphalt surfaces. DecoMark® can be applied on fresh asphalt as soon as the road surface sets.
  

Worker and Environmental Safety

• With no lead chromate or heavy metal compounds, DecoMark® is completely non-hazardous, either during application or removal.

Manufacturing Control

• All DecoMark® preformed thermoplastic materials are made at Flint’s ISO-certified manufacturing facility.

TopMark® Preformed Thermoplastic Detectable Warnings alert pedestrians with visual impairment to stop and proceed with caution.

For the visually impaired, there is no margin for error when recognizing the boundary between vehicular and pedestrian areas. That’s why Flint has developed TopMark® preformed thermoplastic detectable warnings. The truncated domes on the surface of TopMark® are easily detectable by cane or underfoot.

TopMark® is engineered for retrofit and newly-applied concrete and asphalt applications. TopMark® is supplied in a convenient kit that contains the preformed thermoplastic materials and sealer needed to complete four typical 4 ft. x 2 ft. ramps (or 32 square feet of total application area). Each sheet of the truncated dome material and adhesive is 1 ft. x 2 ft. TopMark® is bonded to a concrete or asphalt surface by simply using the Flint 2000EX propane heat torch and is ready for pedestrian traffic just 20 minutes after application is complete.

The flexible construction of TopMark® allows it to conform to irregular surfaces for use on curb ramps, blended transitions, mass transit rail platforms, and public loading areas. In fact, TopMark® can easily be cut to fit special curves and angles. TopMark® is available in yellow, white, black, blue and brick red colors.

Once installed, TopMark® provides a long-lasting, easily detectable surface that is slip-resistant and wheelchair friendly. TopMark® is compliant with the current Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines as published by the U.S. Access Board and the ADA/ABA-AG (formerly ADAAG).

Dura-Post® Heavy Duty Tubular Markers

Dura-Post® is a heavy duty flexible tubular marker designed to withstand extreme abuse. Made of a single piece of injection molded 100% urethane plastic, Dura-Post® retains its extreme flexibility and impact resistance in temperatures as low as -20° F or as high as 140° F.

Dura-Post® provides a high value in those situations where traffic is likely to hit or run over the tubular marker. The following list identifies key areas where durability and potential damage could be of concern and where Dura-Post® would be cost effective:

• Channelizing Devices
• Traffic islands
• Gore areas
• Work zones
• Parking lots
• Bike trails
• Airports
• Malls/rental car areas/car washes
• Drive-through lanes
• Dangerous curves
• Obstacle warnings

With no protruding metal parts, Dura-Post® is completely safe on vehicles. Additionally, 50% of the plastic used to make Dura-Post® tubular markers is recycled, making it safer for the environment as well.

DELTA Instruments - Accurate and Traceable Retroreflectivity Measurements

Highway statistics indicate that you are three times more likely to have an auto accident at night versus during the day. While circumstances such as driver fatigue, driver’s age and adverse weather conditions are contributing factors, the nighttime visibility of traffic control signs and pavement markings also play a major role in the increased risk. Led by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) movement towards retroreflectivity guidelines, more government agencies are adopting sign and pavement marking performance standards. As a result, the reliability of the instruments that measure performance becomes crucial.

DELTA Instruments were developed in order to objectively monitor the optical performance of today’s traffic control signs and markings. Located in Denmark, DELTA is a world leader in the development of photometric instruments to measure the retroreflectivity of pavement markings and sign sheeting.

Flint is the exclusive distributor in the United States, Canada and Latin America for the following DELTA instruments:

• LTL-X Retroreflectometer
• LTL 2000Y Retroreflectometer
• RetroSign® GR3
• RetroSign® 4500 Retroreflectometer
• QD30 Reflectometer
• LTL 2000 Retroreflectometer

Traceable and Verifiable

DELTA’s photometric instruments are engineered to the industry’s most-exacting tolerances. Each is calibrated to the Physicalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) light standard, recognized world-wide as the most accurate and accepted source for the measurement of light. This calibration means that the test data from every DELTA instrument is traceable to, and can be verified by, the PTB. Additionally, DELTA’s testing laboratory is one of only a handful of labs around the world to be accredited by the PTB.

Traceability has several very important advantages:

Reproducibility – traceability to a single national standard helps to ensure that all DELTA instruments calibrated to that standard will get the same measurements on a given spot within +/-5%.

Repeatability – The Certificate of Conformance and Traceability that is included with every DELTA instrument ensures that the readings taken with a DELTA instrument are within +/-2% in repeatability.

Tort Liability – Documented traceability provides credibility to performance measurements collected by the instrument that may be questions during potential liability cases.

Traceability Process

How DELTA ensures accuracy and traceability with every photometric device.

Step 1: Primary reference lamp is housed at the PTB in Germany.

Step 2: Officials at the PTB calibrate all their own photometric equipment to this single lamp.

Step 3: DELTA engineers travel to Germany where their own reference lamp is measured and calibrated to the Primary reference lamp.

Step 4: The DELTA reference lamp is used to calibrate the company’s photometric testing equipment.

Step 5: All calibration values for DELTA’s instruments, including the LTL-X, LTL 2000, LTL 2000Y, RetroSign®4500, and QD30, are derived using the company’s PTB-accredited photometric testing equipment.

Through Flint's Service Agreement Program, factory trained and authorized personnel provide a thorough annual maintenance inspection to keep each DELTA instrument operating at optimum performance. Flint technicians thoroughly check, adjust and/or repair any aspect of the instrument which fails to meet the high quality standards set by DELTA during the original manufacturing process.