Car Wash Parking Lot Striping in Wilsonville, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

A Car Wash Lot Is All About Flow

A car wash in Wilsonville is a one-way machine, and the parking lot is the conveyor that feeds it. Cars stack at the tunnel entry, roll through, and come out onto a drying apron before pulling into vacuum bays. If any part of that flow stalls, the whole site backs up to the street. The lot has to keep the entry queue stacked cleanly, point cars to the vacuum bays, and give detail work its own staging area, all without crossing paths. Most Wilsonville car washes sit along the Town Center and Parkway corridors or near the I-5 Exit 283 frontage in Clackamas County, on high-visibility ground where a backed-up queue is bad for business and bad for traffic. Striping is what keeps the line moving in one direction.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes commercial lots for Wilsonville car wash operators from our Willamette Valley base. A wash lot is a directional-flow problem more than a parking problem, and the markings are what enforce the one-way path. Arrows, lane lines, and bay markings are what keep the conveyor full and the apron clear.

What a Car Wash Lot Needs in Its Striping

The lines on a wash lot enforce one-way flow and keep the bays and apron organized.

Vacuum-bay pull-in stalls. The vacuum bays are where customers finish, and they need clearly marked pull-in stalls so cars line up evenly and don't block the lanes. Good bay striping keeps the post-wash area orderly.

Tunnel-entry stacking lanes. The entry queue has to be striped to hold the stack without spilling into the street or the drive aisles. Clear stacking lanes keep the line single-file and moving toward the tunnel.

Detail-bay staging. Sites that offer detailing need a staging area separate from the wash flow, so cars waiting for or finishing detail work don't clog the tunnel queue or the vacuum bays.

ADA office path. Customers walking to the office to pay or wait need an accessible space and a marked route clear of the vehicle flow. Oregon's parking lot striping regulations set the standard for that access.

Drying-apron flow arrows. The apron between the tunnel exit and the vacuum bays needs directional arrows so cars move predictably from wash to vacuum without crossing the incoming queue.

Reclaim-water trench and DEQ runoff markings. Wash sites manage reclaim water and runoff, and the trenches and drainage zones need keep-clear markings so cars don't park over them and crews can access them. Those markings also support the DEQ runoff compliance a wash site has to maintain.

What Car Wash Lot Striping Costs in Wilsonville

Cost depends on lot size, surface condition, paint type, and how much directional and keep-clear work the layout needs. The figures below are industry baseline ranges from national contractor data. Actual Wilsonville costs vary with lot condition and the complexity of the flow.

Industry baseline ranges. Actual costs vary with surface condition, layout complexity, ADA scope, and current market conditions.

Service	Industry Baseline Range
Per-space restripe (existing layout)	$3–$6 per space
100-space restripe	$550–$1,000
New layout / full redesign (100 spaces)	$900–$1,500
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 each
Directional arrows	$25–$50 each
Keep-clear / trench hatching (per LF)	$2.00–$4.00
Stacking lane markings	varies with length
Stencils (VACUUM, STAFF, etc.)	$30–$75 each

A typical Wilsonville car wash lot is smaller in stall count than most commercial sites but heavy on arrows, lane lines, and bay markings. A straight refresh sits near the lower per-space figure; reworking the flow with new stacking lanes, apron arrows, and trench markings costs more for the directional work. The regional picture is in our parking lot striping cost in Oregon guide.

Wilsonville Conditions That Affect the Job

Clackamas County's wet climate sets a striping season from late spring through early fall, when pavement holds above 50°F and rain stays off long enough to cure. A car wash lot is constantly wet from the operation itself, so timing matters even more here; crews paint during closed hours and make sure the surface is dry and clean before striping, since paint won't bond to a wet or detergent-filmed apron. Each section needs drying time before the wash reopens.

The most common issue we find on older wash lots is faded apron arrows and stacking lines that let the flow break down and the queue tangle. Constant water and detergent also wear striping faster here than on a dry lot. Newer Town Center pavement may need little prep, while older lots may be oxidized and benefit from a sealcoat first, which gives the directional markings a clean, durable surface. Our sealcoating and striping package covers how those pair.

The Layout Keeps the Line Moving

A well-striped car wash lot keeps the entry queue single-file, moves cars from tunnel to vacuum without crossing traffic, and keeps the office route and runoff zones clear. For an operator, that means a conveyor that stays full, fewer backups to the street, and a site that handles the rush without chaos. The striping is a small cost against the throughput it protects.

If you run a Wilsonville car wash near the Town Center, Wilsonville Parkway, or I-5 Exit 283, start with a site walk. We measure the lot, map the flow, check the ADA and runoff markings, and quote against real conditions. Related local work is in our parking lot striping in Wilsonville overview.