Jump menu

Australia

AUSTRALIA

Country Selector

Secondary Navigation | back to top

Main content |  back to top

Cutbacks

Road-grade bitumen can be heated to lower its viscosity, making it more fluid for spray sealing a pavement.

An alternative to heating is the addition of a solvent. When a solvent is added the bitumen viscosity is reduced temporarily. This blend is termed "cutback bitumen". Cutback bitumen may be made with different viscosities after the predetermined addition of bitumen cutter with the purpose of reducing the bitumen viscosity to a desired level allowing more efficient spraying as well as ensuring stronger adhesion to prepared bases and aggregates.

Priming

Low viscosity cutbacks for surface preparation.

Priming

Sealing

Standard sealing cutbacks.

Sealing

Special Primerbinders

Medium viscosity cutbacks containing additives to improve adhesion of bitumen to the prepared base.

Special Primerbinders

Primersealing

Medium viscosity cutbacks serving as both a primary and temporary seal.

Primersealing

Special Primers

Low viscosity cutbacks containing additives to improve adhesion of bitumen to the prepared base.

Special Primers

Cutbacks - MSDSs & TDSs

Please contact Shell Bitumen on 1300 655 555 for MSD's and TDS's.

Cutbacks - MSDSs & TDSs