Pictures courtesy of Anita Shanker '19 and Orli Sweifach '19. Broom or Leaf Blower: It's important to clean off your spot before you even start painting it. How to Paint a Senior Parking Spot. This is because most solvents used in solvent-based paints emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are bad for the health and the environment. Several high schools, like Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, VA instruct their seniors to "think of the space as a t-shirt they would wear to school, so the artwork needs to meet dress code approval". Some people brought shades, but honestly, they were kind of a pain, especially when you have to paint next to someone. Spray the figure stencil and the dash-line stencil that frames the blue square with the white parking lot spray paint, thoroughly covering the pavement with a thick coat of paint. But a mega pack of colored chalk on Amazon is under $15 so it's still fairly inexpensive. Step 8: Take in how great your parking spot is by taking pictures of it (and with it)! This coat becomes harder and less flexible over time, resulting in brittle paint that easily cracks and chips. The parking spaces are colorful and no two are the same: Some students write their names, some write punchy slogans, while others draw references to shows and movies. My husband made the circle by squatting down, extending his arm, and then drawing a circle with chalk while turning around.
I could have used more of the purple as the bottom part of my parking spot is patchy. For the class of 2023, high school has been an untraditional experience, to say the least. Hensley-Hobbs, Hali. Estero High senior can repaint parking space with 'Back the Blue' design. Handicapped parking spaces need to be the closest parking spot to the front door of the business with a clear pathway for wheelchairs or electric scooters. As a Disney Lover, I knew my spot had to have a nod to my love of Disney. The term, though, is not particularly accurate since alkyd is merely one of the ingredients used as a binder.
Nikki Ross covers education for the Fort Myers News-Press and Naples Daily News. Keep in mind, though, that this option is more expensive than others. If you want to paint parking lot areas surrounding a small business or a shopping center, the water-based paints will work just fine, as long as you choose one formulated for asphalt and concrete. I know it seems obvious, but, we often overlook the obvious! Wait 10 minutes for the paint to dry. Spray a 4-inch line at the bottom of the 5-feet wide access aisle line.
If your school allows it, spray chalk is useful for covering large areas with a single color. Personalizing parking spaces has been a tradition for as long as these students can remember. Spray the open areas of the stencil with the light blue spray paint. Join our SENIOR YEAR Facebook group for tips, tools, discussion & info! Make sure you get ample paint brushes and paint rollers along with the paint roller extension. He took to TikTok Monday about the issue, gaining over 25, 000 likes and over 131, 000 views as of Tuesday afternoon. Measure out a 17-feet wide parking space. Journalism (Yearbook/Newspaper).
From parodying their favorite album to paying tribute to their favorite sports teams - the seniors have made their once dull parking lot look like a true street art masterpiece. Then a couple weeks before school opens in the fall, students come together to paint their spots. You can save the document as a pdf file and distribute it to the seniors via e-mail. Quill & Scroll/Journalism Honor Society. These beads greatly increase the visibility of the painted parking spots and are very reflective. One of the perks of the senior year at school is that - if you're lucky enough to get a car - you finally get to drive yourself to school! Stencils (I didn't use these, but if you're writing a quote I suggest using letter stencils). My school's painting window was Friday-Sunday, but I did most of the design on Sunday, which made it stressful because I was constantly waiting for each layer to dry. The design, a blue strip with "BACK THE BLUE" written in black paint, was the only parking spot not approved by the school, according to Robert Spicker, spokesman for the Lee County School District. Cross Country - Girls. The logistics and the process might seem crazy the more you think about it.
If you have a darker color, 1-2 coats will do, but I had a light color so I did 3. Gonzalez, Miroslava.