Reflective Glass Beads for Paint Are Necessary When It Comes to Improving Night Visibility of Road Marking Lines.

During the line striping process，reflective glass beads for road marking paint is a crucial and inseparable part. However, many people do not clearly know the importance of these beads. It’s impossible for headlights to pick up painted lines and curbs without these glass beads. Consequently, it’s necessary for asphalt sealcoating companies to understand how to properly use these beads and make the most of them.

The road marking paint is not very reflective on its own so that has an issue when cars are driving at night. Reflective glass beads for road marking paint is the best solution since these beads reflect light back towards the source. This principle is retro-reflectivity.

In line paint, when the car headlights collide with the reflective glass beads in the paint, a retro-reflectivity occurs. The light reflects back to the car and driver. This allows people to park correctly in the dark, maintain the lane while driving, and so on.

Reflective glass beads for road marking paint come in various sizes. Supply companies use micrometers or sieve mesh sizes to represent these dimensions. Usually, local companies make final decisions on the mixing of bead sizes based on local conditions.

In addition to size, another important factor is the refractive index (RI). In reflective glass beads, the higher the refractive index, the higher the reflectivity of the glass beads is.

Regardless of the method used, the line paint must be liquid when using reflective glass beads for painting. Otherwise, the beads will not stick. In addition, the application requires timing so that the beads only sink about 50%. Otherwise, they will lose the quality of reflection they should have.

Equally important, reflective glass beads should not be mixed with paint. The beads must be located on top of the paint to capture light. Mixing them together may seem easier, but only a few beads can reflect light back. This goes against the purpose of installing reflective beads for line paint.

The simplest way to add reflective glass beads to line coatings is to use a machine. Most line painters offer automatic reflective bead applications. This feature also automatically assigns beads, which is a unified benefit.

Another option is to manually apply. For this purpose, the company uses containers with holes. Then, the worker only needs to shake the beads onto each line. This method requires more consideration and attention to local conditions in order to obtain high-quality finishes.

TORY supplies high retro-reflective road marking glass beads, 1.7 refractive index glass beads and special glass beads for road marking, etc. And they all can be customized according to customer requirements.

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