How road signs are professionally painted

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  • South East Line Marking is a road-marking company in Melbourne, Australia.
  • One of its line markers, Brayden, shows us how to paint different markings.
  • The team sprays a stencil with thermoplastic and then puts a clear coat over it to prevent damage.

The following is a transcript of the video.

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Narrator: How road signs are professionally painted. South East Line Marking is a road-marking company in Melbourne, Australia. Each job starts with cleaning the area. The team melts thermoplastic beads and puts them into a paint machine. This is a plastic polymer that is skid-resistant and dries quickly. They spray a stencil with the paint to create the marking on the ground. They heat it up to seal the paint prevent cracking and wear. Yellow markings are for pedestrians. Green markings are for bike paths. The company's most common markings are sidewalks and parking spots.

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