Tulsa Drillers

Protect, Preserve, Enhance

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Tailored Solutions ORGANIZATION: TULSA DRILLERS: THE PROBLEM: The Tulsa Drillers wanted to improve Double-A Baseball League the overall aesthetics of the concessions seating and OBJECTIVE: To enhance the overall look and party decks area while providing a non-slip, easy to safety of the Tulsa Drillers party decks and clean, durable surface for their customers and staff. concessions seating. Enhancing and protecting the bare concrete to a custom color that resists They also needed to correct a pooling water issue, all fading and wear, while providing a non-slip, in a very short time frame and in cold temperatures. easy to clean surface. Increase the fan experience by adding color and shine to the outside decks, making the game experience THE SOLUTION: The final results created a smooth more enjoyable. & durable floor system. The initial surface was shot PROJECT SIZE: 5,000 sq. ft. blasted, cracks were prepared and filled. The MATERIALS INSTALLED: pooling water areas were sloped to drain and then CPS: OVERDRIVE to prevent pooling of water. CPS OVERDRIVE was applied. Next, two coats of CPS CPS 45/65 Epoxy using 480 sand. FINISHKOTE 80 to enhance the color and 45/65 were applied over the entire surface, using durability of the project. 480 sand. The entire surface was coated with PROJECT TIME LINE: The project was FINISHKOTE 80, to enhance the durability and visual completed in six days, by the Tulsa Drillers impact of the project. opening day.

DID YOU KNOW? The Drillers have been affiliated with three different major league teams.

The Drillers started with the Texas Rangers in 1976, and ended in 2002. The Drillers then began their affiliation with the Colorado Rockies, for a short two years. In 2014, the team signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom they are still affiliated today. Cold Temperatures Can Wreak Havoc on Cure Times.

CPS 45/65 Epoxy was the product of choice for this project. Due to the cold temperatures during this project, between 45 and 54°F, a temperature friendly product was essential. To maintain the proper cure, CPS 45/65 Epoxy was necessary to use to ensure that the project was cured properly and completed in a very short time frame. Without using the CPS 45/65 Epoxy, the six day window to complete the project could not have been accomplished.

Preparation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Prepare 5,000 sq. ft. of Slope the 37 ft. x 8 ft. area Apply CPS 45/65 100% Remove any non-adhering Apply FINISHKOTE 80 a UV concrete prior to applying that exhibits ponding: Solids epoxy to entire 5,000 Wedron 480 sand by Stable topcoat, to match the coatings: Apply CPS Overdrive from sq. ft. surface. Apply at 50 sweeping and vacuuming TULSA DRILLERS requested Process was: Shot blast slope to drain. Apply at 1.5 sq. ft. per gallon. entire 5,000 sq. ft. surface. color. Applied at 220 sq. ft. concrete to a CSP 3 surface inches to 0 inches to Broadcast Wedron 480 Sand Sand any irregularities and per gallon. profile. eliminate the ponding. into the wet surface. Apply at remove them. Apply CPS 45/65 to fill the RESULT: Water will now flow 1/2 lb per sq. ft. Apply second coat of CPS cracks in the exposed 5,000 freely to drain, eliminating Squeegee and back roll 45/65 Solids epoxy. Applied sq. ft. surface. any ponding issues. 45/65 prior to broadcasting at 90 sq. ft. per gallon. NO the Wedron 480 sand into WEDRON 480 was used in the CPS 45/65. this step. The TULSA DRILLERS requested this to make it easier for their cleaning crew to clean the area. Rust-Oleum came through for us in an extremely tight time crunch.

“Rust-Oleum came through for us in an extremely tight time crunch. The job was done professionally and we were kept in the loop throughout the process. I was always aware of what was being done and why.” Mark Hillard, Vice President, Stadium Operations, Tulsa Drillers.

Before After

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