What are the uses of Clear colored inverted marking paint ?

Some construction sites like to snap a chalk line, then applied the clear coat to help the chalk line last longer.

TickMagnet, post: 444481, member: 4378 wrote: I've seen it at home depot

After snapping chalk line on concrete spray it with clear coat to preserve the line. Also works well on pencil marks on concrete.

They beat me to it.

TickMagnet, post: 444481, member: 4378 wrote: I've seen it at home depot

If you ever find yourself needing a control point on a concrete sidewalk and don't want to damage the concrete, you can make a small dot with magic marker to set up over. Use the clear paint to cover it and it will help it last longer.

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Make sure it is correct before you paint it! And yes, I'm not afraid to admit that I learned that the hard way! Have a nice labor day weekend! Jp

Jp7191, post: 444490, member: 1617 wrote: Make sure it is correct before you paint it! And yes, I'm not afraid to admit that I learned that the hard way! Have a nice labor day weekend! Jp

That's why some also carry grey paint, black paint, and white paint, for the eraser.

Another free advertisement for the big box that put all the real hardware stores out of business.

Toark utilities clear?:p

It also acts as a UV blocker - if you put clear over other paint it will not fade as fast (2-3 times as longer) - if not in a high traffic area

also the solvent based paint works better for control points as it also lasts longer - water based is better for general markings and is usually required

I disagree with all the above posters what it's really for this for party Chief's that want to paint numbers too big on the sidewalk! Hahaha

I use it to seal TBM's on site or scribe marks so they don't wear off it will make them last so much longer.

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You can spray it on this stuff so it lasts longer;)

http://www.benmeadows.com/presco-biodegradable-flagging-tape_36814365/

A strong wind will break taffeta flagging and on some days it is impossible to tie a knot with it.

I've gotten accustom to getting water based paint because it washes away quickly and the clients really do not want it there.

I paint the grass in fields and a spot in a yard to find my hubs when I return.

Next mowing or a decent rain and it is gone.

Clear paint is mostly for construction and control points and hardly ever for a property monument.

Jp7191, post: 444490, member: 1617 wrote: Make sure it is correct before you paint it! And yes, I'm not afraid to admit that I learned that the hard way! Have a nice labor day weekend! Jp

If you are quick to spray, only to find out it's wrong. Just put the new mark next to the old one, and wrote NFG next to bad one. Works every time.

I've seen an old PC of mine spray it on a weathered lath to see what was written on it. It worked just enough to make out a few letters.

It works like magic to recover marker writing on concrete and okay on metal. A small dusting over a red pencil mark makes for a durable and discrete point, a healthy squirt on fresh marker writing works well as an eraser for a blundered number but will leave a mark.

If you really want spray paint to last, first wire brush the conc. to clean it, then write it out in white and let the paint cure, then your color of choice over the white and finally with the clear coat.

Using clear coat for preserving markings sounds like a great idea, I'm gonna need to order some. Learn something here every day...

This would be especially useful for us, as our survey projects often span several years. Thanks for the tip.