Planning to repaint the red curb in your community or HOA? Here is some info you may find helpful especially if the paint is in poor condition or where many layers of paint exist. Most stripers will, and should, hand scrap any loose paint that may be pealing but this will not prevent the newly applied paint from peeling again. What occurs when fresh paint is applied the old paint underneath shrinks up causing the new paint to separate and then crack and peel.
Linear Striping highly recommends either pressure washing or sand blasting to remove the old paint, leaving a much better prepared surface to work with and potentially avoiding this problem altogether as well as a clean sharp painted surface.
Any property owner or manager who has had to deal with repainting of red curbs for Firelane purposes knows the process can be challenging. Call backs and unsatisfactory results are common because the new paint continues to crack due to the underlying old paint. If the old paint isn’t removed entirely, either by pressure washing or sand blasting, it is guaranteed to fail and shrink causing the new paint to crack and peel. An ideal way to avoid this is to consider painting a Red Firelane on the asphalt rather than on the curb. Over time your properties appearance will have better longevity without flaking and peeling curb.
