Marking trafficked pavement substrates using a dry polymer modified cement

A method for marking a trafficked pavement substrate using a dry polymer modified cement, the method comprising:

• identifying markings on the trafficked pavement substrate, wherein the identifying includes location, style and color of the markings and if glass beads are to be embedded in any portions of the markings;
• preparing a dry polymer modified cement mixture by mixing a dry polymer modified cement blend with water, wherein the dry polymer modified cement blend includes ordinary Portland cement, ultrafine aggregate as small as approximately 300 microns, polymer powders and pigments, and wherein the pigments are selected based on the identified color of the markings;
• spraying the dry polymer modified cement mixture onto the trafficked pavement substrate as a thin layer that can have a thickness as small as approximately 1/75th inch (0.3 mm), wherein the dry polymer modified cement mixture is sprayed onto the trafficked pavement substate according to the location and the pattern identified;
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• providing the glass beads onto the identified portions of the sprayed dry polymer modified cement mixture prior to the dry polymer modified cement mixture curing to retroreflect light shined thereon.