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Glass Bead Glass bead is supplied with all Thermapply markings. It is an extremely integral part of the whole installation as it will create an Anti-Slip surface on the marking. If a marking is installed and the glass bead is not applied at the correct intervals during installation your marking will lose some of it’s anti-slip properties and may cause you problems in the future as the only way to rectify this once a marking has been installed is to replace the entire marking. TM
The head of the torch is incorrectly positioned so you run the risk of ‘flipping’ the marking over on itself when you depress the torch trigger because the flame is being directed at pressure underneath the marking, so as the material softens it may flip over. If the material flips, stop immediately and use your ‘Service Pack’ to rectify the problem. (see Service Pack) Fig 1
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If you install your marking and then allow it to cool without first applying the glass bead it is not advisable to attempt to reheat the marking as it will almost certainly scorch and seriously discolour. The glass been should be applied liberally to your marking when you have sufficiently heated the material so that it is molten and bubbling otherwise the glass bead will not adhere and the marking will become slippery in wet conditions. Fig. 1 - The wrong way
Fig. 2 - The right way
The second image Fig 2 illustrates the correct position of the torch head in relation to the surface and the product. Any heat and pressure from the torch will be aimed directly at the surface of the product and provided you are carrying out the installation in appropriate weather conditions there is little no risk of flipping the product.
Making repairs to flipped markings Repairs to a flipped marking or component should take place immediately as once the marking has cooled and set it will be virtually impossible to put right.
Flippers or Flipping During the process of Installing your markings it is important to be aware of the risk of ‘Flipping’. Flipping occurs when the flame from the roofing torch is not perpendicular to the surface of the marking at a height of approximately 40-50cm. Essentially the heat from the torch gets underneath the thermoplastic, which will be changing its status from solid to liquid due to the heat, and will cause it to rise suddenly and fall back on itself. This action of flipping requires immediate repair before you can continue with the rest of the installation.
Repairs are easy, simply cut away the damaged area with a sharp blade and remove all traces of the damaged product. Using a suitable piece of spare sheet cut the necessary shape and trim off any overlaps. Place the component correctly and proceed with the installation as normal. Any seams that you might have will disappear as the material becomes molten.
Playground Designs & Layout Services At ThermapplyTM we provide a complete and comprehensive playground design service which includes a site survey, satellite drawing and competitive quotation based on the drawing supplied. We are happy to discreetly represent your organisation when visiting the schools for the purposes of the site survey. Once completed we submit all our findings along with the drawings and quotation to you in order that you may provide your quotation direct to your customer. Our quotation to you carries three prices. The first is a competitive market price for each marking proposed, the second is our ‘In The Box’ price to you for each of the markings proposed and the third is a price for our team to carry out the installation on your behalf, giving you the flexibility and options to tailor the quotation so it best suits your needs. All quotations are valid for a period of 90 days. During the site survey, our experienced staff are always looking for the opportunity to make best use of any space available. It is for this reason that your drawing and quotation will illustrate far more markings than your customer might require. From our experience it is better to include more markings on the drawing than your customer would probably require as this serves two purposes, the first being to illustrate the full potential of the available space, and the
second to tempt the customer to place a larger order as quite often when the potential is realised the budgets are increased.
Drawings and Available Artwork If you have your own design capability such as a Macintosh Computer or PC using a CAD package, we can supply you with all our markings on a disk to help you with your own playground designs and quotations. All files are available as JPEG, TIFF, SVG, PDF, DWG or DXFs files. The illustrations above show an actual proposal and part of the completed playground. The following pages illustrate the range of playground markings available as ‘off the shelf’ items. Details of prices and delivery are all available on our web site www.thermapply.co.uk.
Flipping can also occur if you try to install your marking in high wind conditions. An example of the ‘right and wrong’ way of applying heat to your product is illustrated opposite. The torch head in Fig 1 is in the wrong position ie. not perpendicular to the surface of the marking.
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