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For More Information On This Advertiser Please Visit www . CallAPE . com / e-inquiry the best schedule for the client and their location . I would note when they close and that ’ s when I ’ d schedule the job , as long as I felt safe . Scheduling after hours benefits both the client and the striper . Making one trip is always a goal but if it ’ s safer or easier for the client , making an additional trip is fine . My last concern is if the weather will be good enough to paint outdoors . The sooner I start , the sooner I can finish and be off to another job .”
Creating a new striping layout at a site can be a challenge . It has to be accurate and in compliance with all regulations and requirements since it will likely stand as the template to be followed for all future freshening up as the paint lines age and fade .
“ Whenever I stripe a new jobsite layout , I start in a corner ,” Zurcher said . “ If it helps , think of a parking lot as a checkerboard . I use a weight box to hold the end of my 300 ’ measuring tape . I start in the near corner and walk all the way across the ‘ back row .’ I then make my 9 ’ stall width marks , alongside my 300 ’ tape while walking back to the beginning . Maintaining that same starting point , I then turn 90 degrees and walk all the way ‘ down ’ the parking lot and make my ‘ stall lengths ’ and ‘ drive lane ’ marks , alongside my 300 ’ tape , while again walking back to the beginning . The weight box hasn ’ t moved . Now two sides are square . I then move my weight box ‘ down ’ the parking lot to the nearest mark and again , walk all the way across , making my marks while walking back . Repeat the process . The box www . callape . com [ 24 ] 1.800.210.5923