Few things are as embarrassing as striping a parking lot in cold weather and having your customer call a few days later to say “My stripes have disappeared.” If the customer has already paid you fore the work, he’s probably going to be angry.

In such cases, you’ll usually be better off to issue a complete refund immediately, and then wait for more favorable weather to re-stripe the lot. That could mean a few days or several months. Regardless, you’ll be much better off refunding the customer’s money, or holding back on his invoice if you haven’t billed him yet.

More importantly, oil base paint can be successfully applied at temperatures as low as 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Another thing to consider are fast dry paints available from most paint contractors. These  striping paints are designed to dry quickly in cold weather where time window opportunities are short. Also if rain is in the forecast its best to not take the chance on scheduling a job. Most paint contractors agree that paints failure rates skyrocket if precipitation is in the forecast 24 hours before or after work is completed.

If you have a striping project coming up in Southern California don’t take a chance on a contractor who is not sure of what kind of paint you should use or when you should use it. Call Trueline Striping today and we will answer any questions you can think off.

If you had never built a house before, would you buy the lumber and try to build one yourself? If you’re smart, definitely not. If your car needed a new engine and you’d never put one in before, would you try to take yours out and fix it? Again, most definitely not. Why, then, do those who have never striped a parking lot believe that they have the knowledge and ability to create a parking lot design in the blink of an eye? This is a mystery for the ages. If you want your parking lot striping to be done and to be done right, make sure you call an expert.

Parking lot striping is extremely technical. To begin with, each slot needs to be a specific space, which means that you have to know exactly how to lay things out. You also have to make sure that the design is visually appealing and that it flows well for your customers, so that they don’t have to worry about running into something or into each other. If you’re thinking about getting parking lot striping done, don’t buy a can of spray paint and go at it yourself; call in the experts.