Auto Repair Shop Parking Lot Striping in Forest Grove, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

Striping an Auto Repair Shop Lot in Forest Grove

An auto repair lot is a working yard with a customer counter attached. Cars line up to pull into the bays, customers need a place to park and walk in, finished vehicles wait for pickup, and tows arrive at odd hours. In Forest Grove, where repair shops sit along the Highway 47 and Pacific Avenue corridor in the western Tualatin Valley, clear striping is what keeps the bay approaches open and the waiting vehicles from swallowing the customer spaces.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt restripes auto repair lots throughout Forest Grove and the surrounding Washington County area. This guide covers what a repair shop lot needs, what the work costs, and how the local climate shapes the timing.

What an Auto Repair Shop Lot Needs From Its Striping

Repair-shop parking has to separate several vehicle states, and the striping is what keeps them apart:

• Bay-approach pull-in stalls marked so cars line up cleanly for each service bay without blocking the drive
• Customer, employee, and vehicle-waiting separation, with distinct zones so finished and in-progress vehicles do not crowd out customer parking
• An ADA service-counter route giving customers a clear accessible path from the stalls to the front counter
• Tow-drop staging spaces marked for after-hours and flatbed drop-offs
• Hazmat-cabinet keep-clear paint around the chemical and waste-storage area
• DEQ vehicle-fluid containment striping that supports the shop's stormwater and spill-control compliance

The bay approaches and the vehicle-waiting separation matter most, because a repair lot fills up fast with cars in various states of service, and without clear zones the customer spaces vanish.

What Auto Repair Striping Costs

Cojo does not quote a flat rate, since every lot is different. The figures below are the national industry baselines contractors use as a starting reference. Treat them as a budgeting frame, not a quote.

Industry baseline ranges shown below. Actual costs vary with surface condition, paint type, layout complexity, and current market conditions.

Service	Industry Baseline Range
Per-space restriping (existing layout)	$3–$6 per space
100-space lot restripe	$550–$1,000
New layout striping (100 spaces)	$900–$1,500
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 per space
Keep-clear / containment striping (per LF)	$0.30–$0.65
Stencils (NO PARKING, etc.)	$30–$75 each

Actual project costs around Forest Grove often run above these baselines, especially when a lot needs distinct zones and containment markings. See our parking lot striping cost in Oregon guide for regional pricing.

Why Zoning and Containment Drive the Number

A repair lot needs careful zoning so customer, employee, and waiting vehicles each have a place, plus keep-clear and containment markings around the hazmat area. The ADA route to the counter must meet exact dimensions with blue paint, the accessibility symbol, and signage. These zoning and compliance markings, more than the raw stall count, drive the quote, which is why a contractor measures the layout first.

Factors That Affect Your Forest Grove Project

Surface Condition

Sound asphalt takes paint right away. Repair lots see heavy oil and fluid staining near the bays, which usually needs cleaning and prep before striping so the paint will bond. Combining the work with a fresh sealcoat gives the lines a clean base and a longer life.

Paint Type and Durability

• Water-based latex — most common and lowest cost, lasting about 12 to 24 months locally
• Oil-based — stronger adhesion in an oily environment at a moderate upcharge
• Thermoplastic — premium and most durable, well suited to bay approaches and keep-clear zones

Climate and the Tualatin Valley

Forest Grove sits in the western Tualatin Valley near wine country, with damp, mild winters and warm, dry summers. Traffic paint needs a dry surface above 50°F to cure, so the striping season runs late spring through early fall. Booking early in that window helps secure a date.

What a Contractor Can't See Until Work Begins

A careful walk-through still misses some conditions: paint peeling under the top layer, oil saturated so deep in the asphalt that paint will not bond without treatment, cracks hidden beneath faded lines, and an ADA route that no longer meets current standards. Any of these can change the scope once work begins, which is why an on-site assessment beats a price chart.

When to Restripe Your Forest Grove Repair Lot

Restripe when lines fade past about 50 percent visibility, when the bay approaches or zones lose definition, when waiting vehicles spill into customer parking, or after a compliance note. A freshly sealcoated lot also needs new lines.

Cojo serves auto repair shops across Forest Grove and the western Washington County area. We measure the lot, evaluate the surface, and deliver a transparent, site-specific quote. Explore our professional striping services, view our work, or request a free quote. For local context, see our parking lot striping in Forest Grove overview.