Articles & Guides
The striping trade, explained honestly: layout, equipment, the ADA rules, and the math. Browse by topic below.
Getting Started
How a parking lot striping business actually starts: registration, licensing questions, equipment, practice, and honest expectations for the first 90 days.
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Equipment
Line stripers, stencils, layout tools, and traffic paint, honestly priced, with the decisions that matter at startup and the upgrades that can wait.
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ADA Compliance
The accessible parking rules from the 2010 ADA Standards: counts, dimensions, signage, and the restripe trigger, sourced to ADA.gov and the U.S. Access Board.
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Bidding & Pricing
Bid math from linear feet, gallons, and hours: pricing new layouts versus restripes, mobilization, and the floor below which a job loses money.
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Restriping
The maintenance cycle that makes striping recur: fade, sealcoat, resurfacing, repaint timing, and turning finished lots into repeat accounts.
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Featured Articles by Topic
Start with the cornerstone guide in each topic, then go deeper.
Getting Started
How a parking lot striping business actually starts: registration, licensing questions, equipment, practice, and honest expectations for the first 90 days.
Equipment
Line stripers, stencils, layout tools, and traffic paint, honestly priced, with the decisions that matter at startup and the upgrades that can wait.
ADA Compliance
The accessible parking rules from the 2010 ADA Standards: counts, dimensions, signage, and the restripe trigger, sourced to ADA.gov and the U.S. Access Board.
Bidding & Pricing
Bid math from linear feet, gallons, and hours: pricing new layouts versus restripes, mobilization, and the floor below which a job loses money.
Restriping
The maintenance cycle that makes striping recur: fade, sealcoat, resurfacing, repaint timing, and turning finished lots into repeat accounts.