Pre-formed Marking Tape

Pre-formed marking tape is an easy to install, highly durable, conformable, retroreflective delineator.
Available in white and yellow, in a variety of widths, as well as words and symbols, and is intended primarily for construction zones that may be opened to traffic immediately after application.

Tape consists of a highly reflective of selected glass beads embeded and integrated to the specially formulated blend of polymer resins, pigments, and filters, evenly dispersed with glass beads and an integrated reinforcing system. The bottom side of tape is coated with a unique pressure sensitive adhesive designed to adhere to properly bituminous and portland cement surfaces without the use of heat, solvents, or other extra measures. 

Proper surface preparation is essential for satisfactory results. Essentially, the surface must be clean and dry, with a surface temperature of 10 °C, and rising. Pre-formed Tape cannot be successfully applied over loose or caked dirt, gravel, oily residues, road salt residues, or other foreign substances which will interfere with proper bonding. Manufacturer’s application instructions, with more detailed information, are included in each carton.

Pre-formed marking tapes are available from inventory stock in white and yellow conforming to standard highway marking colors. The pigments are thoroughly blended to produce long lasting colors resistant to the effects of weather exposure.

Other colors are available on a custom basis.

Table illustrates pre-formed marking tapes excellent reflective properties both initially and over the life of the product. When measured using ASTM Test Method D4061, tapes exhibit the following minimum initial values expressed as specific luminance in millicandelas per square meter per lux (MCD/M2/Lux).

The entrance angle should be 86 °.

White

Yellow

Observation angle

0.2    0.5

0.2    0.5

Specific Luminance

550   380

410   250

In order to have a long, effective service life, unlike other pre-formed marking tapes, the surface glass beads are strongly embeded and integrated with polymer resin body not easily removed by traffic wear.

The surface of pre-formed tape provides excellent skid resistance. When tested according to the procedures specified in ASTM-E-303, it exhibits an initial minimum skid resistance value of 45 BPN.