2023-049 - Street Striping

This specifications is intended to cover white and yellow fast drying traffic paint which shall be suitable for application by spray equipment approved by the Department and which will provide adhesive binder for receiving and holding glass beads when applied by the drop-on-method for producing reflectorized traffic markings on hard surface pavements of all types.
The vehicle and pigment shall be so prepared and blended that the resulting paint shall be uniform composition and of the required consistency. After storage for periods up to 6 months from date of packaging, the pigment shall not settle badly or cake in the container, nor shall the paint skin or thicken in storage sufficiently to cause an undesirable change in consistency. The paint at the time of use shall comply with all the provisions of this specification and shall be capable of being redispersed with a paddle to a smooth uniform condition.
In addition to the methods of tests and inspection set forth in this specification and the applicable portions of the 2004 Standard Specifications, the Department reserves the right to make any and all additional tests it may seem necessary to determine compliance with these specifications, and the suitability of the paint for its intended usage. The Department further reserves the right to require the manufacturer of the paint to certify to the use of specific materials and components are not readily identifiable in the finished paint. Where reference is made herein to materials specifications and methods of test by citation, it shall mean the current edition of such specifications and methods approved and adopted at the date of receipt of bids.