Parking lot maintenance is a lot of work. It may seem like one of the easier and safer investments because it doesn’t require as much as a commercial building, but that’s not true. An unkept parking lot drives business away, and you don’t want to lose money on your investments.
It’s always a good idea to paint your parking lot, but not without maintenance. Here’s what you need to do to prepare for parking lot painting services.
Clear Out the Mess
Parking lots can get messy—it’s not always intentional. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of too much debris in the area; other times, people use the lot as a dumping site if they can’t find a trash bin. Either way, you’ll need to prepare by cleaning up all the debris and trash.
Scour every inch of your lot. Leave no stone unturned, and consider providing more trash cans so patrons can dispose of their litter. Use a power blower to remove fine dust particles from the lot. All that debris is not easy to collect, and the power blower will move things around easily.
Pre-Treat Oil Stains
Cars leak and make messes, and some of those messes stay in a parking lot. Fortunately, they’re easy to treat. You can remove the oil, grease, or petroleum stains in your lot with baking soda. Take a box of baking soda, dust it over the stain, and scrub the stain with a stiff brush.
Let it set for about 30 minutes so it can effectively break down the grease. Wash away the baking soda with a power washer. The stain should have loosened up. Another option is cleaning the lot with a street cleaner and detergents made for parking lots. However, this is a task for professionals.
Seal the Cracks
Painting over cracked pavement without sealing it is backward thinking. That’s like placing a bandage on a wound that needs stitches. You need to treat the cracks, divots, and potholes in the lot before painting anything.
You want things to look neat, and a cracked parking lot has the opposite effect. There are ways to treat the cracks yourself, but it’s always a good idea to call a professional for this job. They know how to cover cracks so it doesn’t appear like a rushed job.
Call Us
After preparing your parking lot, call us! Painting a parking lot is a job for the professionals, and we are the pros for the job. You want someone who will handle the job with proficiency.
Furthermore, we know about spacing and using the proper equipment. Our services for parking lot striping in Plano, TX can handle the job.
Prepare your parking lot for painting services and call Precise Property Management. For more information, visit our website.