Planning A Funeral The Right Way

Posted on: 26 August 2020

Asphalt parking areas often have markings to help drivers know where they should drive and what areas are designated for parking. The markings on the lot can also indicate areas that cars should stay clear of, and since the markings are universally used, hiring a parking lot painter with the right tools and templates is the best way to get accurate and consistent markings on your parking lot.

When To Paint

For most parking lots, the time to consider painting or repainting the lines is when the weather is good, and the temperatures are warm but not overly hot. The parking lot painter will spray the lines on the asphalt's surface, but if the paint dries too fast, it can be thin, and the lines will be hard to see. At the same time, paint that does not dry quickly enough can run and look terrible and can be spread around by cars driving over paint that is not ready to have cars on it.

The choice of paint can make a difference in how fast the paint dries, and the parking lot painter you are working with will know what paint consistency to use to get the best markings. Let the painter choose the paint for the job to get the highest quality markings on your parking lot.

What to Paint

In most asphalt parking areas, the lines that indicate where to park, and the travel lanes are the highest priority when striping the lot. Often the parking lot painter will lay the entire lot design out on a plan before they start painting, which allows you to go over the painting layout with them.

It is crucial that you point out any areas of concern and makes sure that you let them know if there are loading zones or no parking zones that you want to mark that were not part of the original plan. Often truck loading zones or emergency zones can change as the nature of the businesses change. What was once a pick-up and delivery spot may need to change, and updating the lot's markings is important. 

Using Recognizable Markings

Hiring a parking lot painter that already has all the tools and templates to mark your parking lot properly is an essential part of the job. The markings that are used regularly are often easily recognized by drivers using the lot, so changing the markings' design is not something that most parking lot painters recommend.

A no-parking zone, handicap zone, and emergency lanes all have specific colors and markings that may have been the same for years, but that makes them effective. Talk to a parking lot line painter today if you feel your business could use some lines, or retouch up.