The Chain

Does anyone know of a company in Wisconsin or Michigan that might be interested in coming to the U.P. to paint a track..............What is the going rate on a track?

Is it new lay out or a restripe?

rrline wrote on May 15, 2005:Go to #2

Is it new lay out or a restripe?

It's gonna be a new layout, their going to resurface it

Chances are it will be laid out by the contractor who built the track and you would be working closely with him. In order to be a certified track it must be laid out by a surveyor. So if you are put in charge for lay out be prepared to spend about $300.00 for a computer print out with all the calculations and hire a surveyor to lay them out for you. A re-stripe may cost $3000- $3500. Being a resurface job the track owners will already have a copy of the calculations so all you will need is a surveyor or someone who can read a theodolite.

Been thinking, Would it be feasible to give instruction over the net on how to use" the chain" for layout work?

There are easier ways for radius work. Wendy has a method thats easier and hopefully will show everybody when she comes to visit to the Jamboree. I don't use chains except to tie down equipment.

What is the most efficient way to premark city streets for restripe. Some of the existing lines are visible, others are not. How can this be best accomplished. There are very few straight roads to allow use of stringlines. Are there any machines and or tips and tricks that anyone can suggest.

I am not providing a smartaxx answer , but if it is a re-stripe, just follow the old stripes and mark sure you get your line wide enough to cover them completely.

Depending on how long you have been striping you can usually tell where the old lines were by the asphalt, if you look carefully you'll see a hairline crack either side of where the lines used to be. Hope that makes sense! But after you have been in the industry a while you begin to get the eye for spotting things like that. If you can see this in the asphalt get an upside down spraycan in a holder and spot mark where they used to be.

I do as wend explained, buy an extension for the inverted tip marking paint and drive the road in your truck. With your arm out the window spray small lines down the street as you drive. If you miss a curve (to tight or to wide) you can adjust your centerline when you stripe. This method works for me and is safer when you are surrounded by the steel of your truck. Sometimes it will help to drive the road from both directions (as wend said look for small signs where is paint was) depending on the suns angle and glare on the road.