Line striping is the process of painting or coating parking spaces, traffic lanes, ADA symbols, and safety markings onto a floor or lot, usually as the finishing step after a coating, sealer, or new asphalt surface is installed.
Understanding Line Striping for Coated Floors and Lots
Striping is often the last item on a coatings job, whether it’s a warehouse floor that needs traffic lanes and pedestrian walkways marked, or a parking lot that needs stalls, fire lanes, and ADA-compliant accessible spaces laid out. It’s a small line item that has an outsized effect on how finished and professional a project looks.
Common Striping Materials
Interior floors are usually striped with a fast-drying acrylic or epoxy striping paint applied directly over the cured coating. Exterior lots typically use traffic paint rated for asphalt or concrete, chosen for UV and abrasion resistance since it’s exposed to weather and tire traffic year-round.
Layout and Spacing Standards
Parking stall widths, ADA space dimensions and signage, and fire lane markings are governed by local code and ADA requirements, not just convention. It’s worth confirming the applicable standard for the property before laying out lines rather than guessing at spacing.
Timing Striping With the Rest of the Coating Job
Striping should go down only after the underlying coating or sealer has cured enough to bear foot and light traffic, and ideally before the space reopens, so lines go down on a clean, untracked surface.
Also Called
Parking Lot Striping, Line Painting
