Paint wins the first invoice. Thermoplastic usually wins the five-year account, especially once you add traffic-management cost every re-coat. That is the analysis we put in front of municipal and NH clients.
When paint is honest
Temporary diversions, events, and car parks with almost no turning trucks. If the line must vanish in six weeks, do not heat a kettle.
When thermoplastic is honest
National and state highways, bus corridors, any night-critical edge line, and industrial yards that cannot shut every monsoon for a re-paint.
Numbers
Indicative paint at a low rupee-per-metre looks attractive until you multiply by four remobilisations. Thermoplastic at a higher first rate with a multi-year life is the professional default on busy Indian roads. Ask PS Road Marking Services for a like-for-like BOQ: hello@psroadmarking.in.