Spraying and Painting the Rink: Sportsplex Style 

Same I thought it just turned white

Are your ice cubes bright white?

My husband and I thought the same; hence why we looked up and watched this video 😂

Omg me too, I wasn't expecting it to be clear water first haha I thought it turn white once it was colder 😅

@@polarbear4612 yes

Thanks for sharing, even though you're not happy with the results. I'll be putting in the ice and painting in 6 weeks and it'll be just my 2nd time, and the only helpers I'll have are youth hockey dads that have never done it before so not much help besides pulling the hose. Your videos are super useful for someone like me with not much experience.

We just put in our three sheets. Maybe 3 more in the fall if they get the money. Pretty much do the same but we use 4 boxes of super white or whatever it's called per coat and do 3 coats. In previous years we've added a hint of blue paint to the white to give it a different hue, definitely recommend. Loving the vids though, keep it up!

I think it was good to post the video, it will help when you go to do the ice next time what you liked and didn't like. Also it puts the knowledge out there of one way to do it. Our rink started Tuesday morning putting a few very light layers with a garden hose setup (like pebbling a curling rink). Then we sprayed a few more very light layers with a 1" hose but the humidity in the rink was so high it was dripping condensation from all the beams in the roof so we stopped. The humidity is starting to go down as is the temp (it was about 89F outside yesterday and 80 today with about 45-50% humidity). We do have a humidifier running non stop but it can't keep up. The plan is to get it to 1/4" base layer, then spray paint (we have an actual walk behind ice paint sprayer, $$ but we also rip our ice out yearly so it gets used a bit more). Then a few layers of ice to 1/2", lay lines, logo's, etc, seal that with a few layers then build to 1 1/4" - 1 1/2" with the Zamboni. I like your spray bar for laying water. Looks way more consistent then what we are doing with the hoses, less puddling (not sure the word the I'm looking for but it looks flat with small puddles every 10-15 feet all over the place.) Anyways good video man! looking forward to the next one!!

@@hanksnow6621 thank you. So is that 4 boxs for a 85x200 rink?

@@mocookiezplz thanks for sharing how you do things. We have had dehumidification issues before while putting in the ice. No fun. Hard to paint. Right before we got our desiccant one. Wow bringing back memories for sure!

Wow I thought ours was bad

In some spots we have 2/12 and others we have 1/2 inch of ice

We need to get a proper spray set up that’s for sure.

George has left Yale is at Scared Hearts new rink.

@@davidloverock3653 Rob Harkins just told about that yesterday. Wasn’t aware of that

That jet ice spray bar seems to be the way to go. Switching to paper? How come? Easier?

Ice Rink Diaries ya I think so I don’t think the boss wants to bend over lol

Yes and no. I hear it is hard to keep clean when the ice is out. That the white is not as bright. But someone did leave a comment saying their concrete is painted and they have no issues. I guess it depends. Probably fine for recreational rinks but not for televised games. Also not sure about how well the water bonds to the paint. I know there are also sheets or rolls of paper that can be laid out. Pros and cons work that too.

Not too sure but not including the building the sheet it's self would run about 500k. Depending on if the floor is made with sand or concrete. Another 500k for the refrigeration system. 150k for zamboni and ice maintenance equipment. To maintain a sheet it would run about 4k to 6k a month for water, electricity, etc. Many more hidden expenses.