Linemarker - best colour

[Steevo]

Anybody have any views on the best colour line marker paint?

I know it depends a bit on the surface - some show up better on grass, concrete etc. but wasn't sure if there is a universal colour that's most useful. Red and blue seem popular - I've tried yellow before and white with mixed results.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Mostly use blue, red if I can’t get blue if I can’t get either just have what’s there ?

 

[Matt L]

As above. Blue is the best and most universal.
depending on the Job your using it for, ie. if contractors involved then the different colours have different meanings if marking out services.

 

[Zetor]

We use white as it’s best for grass & soils that we’re normally marking

 

[RWG Contracts]

Anybody have any views on the best colour line marker paint?

I know it depends a bit on the surface - some show up better on grass, concrete etc. but wasn't sure if there is a universal colour that's most useful. Red and blue seem popular - I've tried yellow before and white with mixed results.

Blue ??

 

[Hesston4860s]

As above. Blue is the best and most universal.
depending on the Job your using it for, ie. if contractors involved then the different colours have different meanings if marking out services.

I did used to know what all the colours meant we used em on the RAF jobs so had to know, but can’t remember them all but some are :-

Blue - drinking water
Red - electric
yellow - gas or anything explosive
Green - sewerage or drains
white - general marking

then theres still some other colours left

 

[Steevo]

I did used to know what all the colours meant we used em on the RAF jobs so had to know, but can’t remember them all but some are :-

Blue - drinking water
Red - electric
yellow - gas or anything explosive
Green - sewerage or drains
white - general marking

then theres still some other colours left

Same as pipe colours and marker tape I think.

 

[br jones]

Red or blue

 

[colhonk]

I always use the white permanent marker paint for marking spaces out. Being `permanent` it lasts forever or 3 months,,,whichever comes first

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Yellow, it’s handy for marking a few potholes the council miss when they mark them [emoji12]

 

[Lincs Lass]

White or yellow ,I cant see red on grass

 

[Steevo]

Yellow, it’s handy for marking a few potholes the council miss when they mark them [emoji12]

Our council have taken to recording the location of every pothole and measuring them now because people started doing exactly that! Be cheaper to put twice the number of guys on the tarmac job than it would to have a "surveyor" going round recording and measuring.

 

[nick...]

I allways use red.builder customer allways uses white which is difficult to see at times.ill have to try blue after reading its popular.never used it
Nick...

 

[Steevo]

Thanks all - have ordered 6 cans of blue.

 

[JeepJeep]

We found white become dirty on a painted concrete floor with vehicles in and out. After a while they couldnt be seen,

Yellow on the 2nd go much better.

 

[Agriimark]

I use blue now. Stands out from a distance for me. Felt like i was going cross eyed looking for other colours

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

I know fleet line markers have various colours available for all different surfaces

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Same as pipe colours and marker tape I think.

red is sewer with tape I think? Electric is yellow.

Yellow, it’s handy for marking a few potholes the council miss when they mark them [emoji12]

ours number them as well. The only way around it to rub out the marks at one end and extend it on a bit if as usual they only do half the holes!

 

[TheTallGuy]

red is sewer with tape I think? Electric is yellow.



ours number them as well. The only way around it to rub out the marks at one end and extend it on a bit if as usual they only do half the holes!

That won't work around here - they're given pictures of the work to be done. Ironically half the time it takes more effort & cost to arrange the works than the actual job itself. In the old days they used to have a roving hotbox wagon & team to do the smaller stuff, unfortunately that got knocked on the head supposedly because quite a bit of tarmac ended up filling potholes off the carriageway !