1. Truck : Preferably, a flatbed truck with
side racks and a hydraulic lift gate for loading and unloading surfacing
material drums. A trailer that is low to the ground can also be utilized for
transporting drums to the jobsite. Court surfacing materials can be mixed on the
trailer, without removing heavy drums.
2. Drum Cart : Heavy duty 2-wheel cart for
moving drums of court surfacing material. A good drum cart has a sliding hook
and secures the top of the drum, to keep drum secure on cart.
3. Mixing Equipment : For Tennis Court
Surfacing and Repair Materials
a. Agitated tanks – SportMaster Color
Mixing Machines
b. Electric Drill: 1 ½ HP or larger,
with long paddle mixer (approx. 30 inches) to reach bottom of
drums.
4. Blower : At least 5 horsepower for
removing debris, prior to surfacing.
5. Edging tool : Billy Goat Grazor, Little
Wonder Pro Edger, or weed wacker to remove vegetation around court, and prevent
from hanging into the court, prior to court repairs and surfacing.
6. Line Taping Machine : Dispenses masking
tape for line painting, after surfacing coats.
a. Striping accessories:
i. 2” to 3” paint roller &
threaded handle (or paint brush)
ii. Good quality masking tape
(approx. 8 rolls per tennis court)
7. Scrapers : Wide scrapers for scraping the
court surface before and after each coat of surfacing material is applied,
(SportMaster Super Scraper).
8. Broom : Stiff street brooms for cleaning.
9. Sport Application Squeegee : For tennis
court surfacing material application.
10. Patching Straight Edges : Available from
SportMaster in various lengths (always use straight edge wider that area in need
of repair). Steel screed, for patching/leveling low spots (bird baths) on court
surface.
11. Shovels : For picking up excess surfacing
materials from court surfaces.
12. Two 100 foot Tape Measures : preferably
steel, same make and model.
13. Chalk Line : For line/striping layout.
14. Chalk or Soap Stones : Markings.
15. Clean Empty Pails (5-gallon) :
a. For mixing court surfacing
materials and patching mixes.
b. For transporting patching,
repair, and surfacing materials.
i. SportMaster “Sealer
Wheeler” is also helpful for transporting court surfacing material
onto court during application process.
c. A smaller (approx. 2-gallon) pail
is helpful for dipping into drums and splitting repair and
surfacing materials, when mixing with drill and
paddle mixer.
16. Masking Tape :
a. For marking corners of playing
areas on two-tone courts, to preserve existing lines and
eliminate having to layout lines from scratch,
after surfacing.
17. Roofing Paper (rolls) : Tape down at the
end of a tennis court insert to collect extra surfacing materials, for ease of
removal by shovel.
18. Tarp : For mixing area on jobsite and
entry area to courts. Prevents drips and splatter of surfacing and repair
materials from getting on the ground.
19. Empty Drums :
a. Clean drums for mixing court
repair and surfacing materials
b. Extra drums for cleaning tools
and collecting wastewater
20. Rags : For cleanup and to fill Net Post
Sleeves prior to surfacing (prevents filling sleeves with coatings).
21. Other Tools & Equipment :
a. Wrench and Socket: For
opening/closing lids on drums.
b. Water Hoses & Spray Nozzle:
For dilution & cleaning.
c. Garden-Type pump sprayer: For
spraying Acrylic Adhesion Promoter (on new concrete
courts) and good for misting hot court surfaces
in front of application, to cool surface.
d. Pressure Washer & cleaning
supplies: Tri Sodium Phosphate (TSP) for cleaning
detergent, and bleach to remove fungus, moss &
mold, when needed. Visit
www.sportmaster.net for maintenance and cleaning
manual.
e. Water Source: Make sure
locate/secure on-site water or bring clean water for pressure
washing, cleaning, and dilution of repair and
surfacing products.
f. Power Source: Make sure to
locate/secure on-site electric or bring a generator to power the
drill for mixing court surfacing and repair
materials.
g. Pail Openers: For efficient
opening of pails.
h. Trowel/Putty Knife: For
application of acrylic trowel grade crack fillers and repair products.
i. V or U-shaped Squeegee: To apply
Acrylic Patch Binder mix into cracks and areas where
surface repair is needed.
j. Box Cutter: Use to open boxes,
cut pour spouts on jugs, etc.
k. Wire Brush: Helpful for cleaning
surfacing materials that are dried on tools, and to remove
stubborn vegetation in cracks, prior to repair.
l. Work Gloves: Hand Protection
m. Dust Mask: Use for air safety
when pouring silica sand into surfacing materials.
22. Caution Tape : Secure the courts after
application to prevent premature usage and tracking of
sport surfacing materials.
