We currently use a wheel to wheel marker.we use the non dilute line marker,but it seems to be working out very expensive.is the dilute marker cheaper or is there a better alternative,thanks
We use B&Q Value emulsion, watered down 50/50 to mark out. We mark out every week, and the lines stay in fairly well.
Hello Nobby
The wheel-to-wheel marker is a tried and trusted way of putting your line down, but as you correctly point out, the liquid quality you may use can vary enormously. The ready-to-go, non-diluting material does work out expensive but it is easy and convenient - tip it into the tank and off you go!! However, when it costs 60p to 80p per litre (depending on who you get it from), the cost works out at £5-6 per pitch if applying around 8 litres of mix to the pitch.
If you buy the powder and mix it yourself with water in a bucket, the cost per pitch is more like £2-3 per pitch. However you have the inconvenience of mixing it (time) and the "pleasure" of getting white powder everywhere.
As with all things in this life, convenience comes at a cost, while DIY is cheaper. We strike a balance and use a concentrate line marker paint (can be used in w-to-w markers and spray markers), dilute it (less messy than the powder and quicker to mix) and apply that. It works out at £4.50 per pitch and the line doesn't need overmarking for at least 10 days in the autumn (provided no exceptional rain or over-use) and at least 7 days in mid winter.
I have never used DIY store emulsion paint and would suggest that LittleDave does some calculations to work out exactly what it is costing him per pitch and also the frequency with which he having to re-mark. The quality of line is definitely going to be inferior to the pukka material because it has no "body" to it with no brighteners in the formulation - and they are the things that give the crispness to the line. I would also suggest that emulsion paint has a number of unpleasant additives in it and that they would almost certainly not be covered under Risk Assessment matters, so if by some freak accident, a player got it into an open wound or eye and had some adverse reaction to it, the Club using anything other than proper line marker paint or powders could find themselves in a spot of "insurance" bother.
hello mate, it depends what line markers u use, some are more expensive but be can diluted as much as 10-1 so in the long run worki out alot cheaper, i wont give products or brands on here so if u want to no more pm me
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