Window Cleaning Van Decals for Doors and Side Panels

Window cleaning van decals only need to do three jobs: say who you are, say what you do, and give a phone number that someone can read from the curb. Ladders, poles and a water tank usually take over the roof and the back, so the doors and the side panels are the lettering space that stays visible. We make decals, not wraps, so everything below is about a rectangle or a logo on the door.

What a homeowner can read in three seconds

A van parked outside a client's house gets looked at for a few seconds, usually by a neighbor. Put these on the door, in this order of importance:

• Your business name, large.
• The words "window cleaning," if the name does not already say it. A name like Bayside Glass Care sounds like a lot of things.
• A phone number, big enough to read from across the street.
• Optional: the neighborhoods or towns you cover.

A website address and a long list of services make the lettering smaller and harder to read. Leave them for your business card. If you also run a carpet van, the same advice applies to carpet cleaning van decals, and a larger crew can look at cleaning service truck decals.

Three door layouts to try

These use made-up sample text, so swap in your own.

Name and phone only. The Business Name + Phone decal is built around a name, a short service line and a number:

• Bayside Glass Care
• Window Cleaning
• (555) 014-2290

Logo on one door, text on the other. The two doors do not have to match. A logo on the driver door catches traffic, while the passenger door carries a plain decal with the phone number in larger lettering.

Five lines for a wider area. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal lets every line be free text:

• Bayside Glass Care
• Window Cleaning
• Homes and Storefronts
• Lakeview and Oak Park
• (555) 014-2290

In the preview, line 1 prints largest and the phone on line 5 prints close to it, so put the number last. The door builder shows how it sits on a door before you order.

Squeegee logo or plain name

The Squeegee Window Cleaning Logo puts a blue squeegee above stacked navy lettering. Our team fits your business name to the design and sends a proof to approve before printing. It costs $120 per door.

It suits a short name, because the stacked shape gives the first word room. A long name has to shrink to fit the stack, and then a plain decal usually reads better. One thing to look for on the proof: the squeegee is drawn as a thin outline in a lighter blue than the lettering, so check that it still reads from across a parking lot.

A logo carries your name but not a phone number. If you want both, pair the logo on one door with a plain decal on the other, or add a separate phone decal.

Contour cut, and when it helps

For logo designs, a contour cut adds $10 per door. The decal is cut to the outline of the logo instead of a rectangle. It matters most on a van that is not white, where a rectangle around the squeegee would show. On a white van a rectangle blends in, so many owners skip it.

A contrast tip for white vans

Window cleaning vans are often white, which makes dark lettering the safe call. Navy or black reads far better than a pale blue on white paint. Blue lettering on a White sticker background is a classic pairing and adds $2 in the builder. If you pick a light color for the mark, keep the phone number dark.