Cajun Field 1971...

[CDeb]

Reminds me of Florida's stadium with all the orange around the inside.

[bigearl]

can we get it done? that looks awesome, b/c it looks more permanent rather than our yearly spring cleaning.

[CajunProud]

Count me in to help paint if need be.

[RedBug58]

At first I thought "man, it's going to be hard to paint that over hang area". But it may not be so bad with reaching down from the upper deck with rollers. The top section would not be too bad either, just getting up and down with the paint & supplies. The good part is that it is not all the way around like we did last weekend, its only equal to approx 1/4 of the area. It's do-able. Now the ring around the bottom has been painted (off white) several times before, so the concrete was fairly sealed. The other two areas have never been painted so that concrete may really soak up some paint. It may need some kind of primer first. Anybody have a lot of concrete painting experience?? :o

[skankinCajun]

i was told there is special paint for concrete, but i dont know if thats true or not.

[CDeb]

At first I thought "man, it's going to be hard to paint that over hang area". But it may not be so bad with reaching down from the upper deck with rollers. The top section would not be too bad either, just getting up and down with the paint & supplies. The good part is that it is not all the way around like we did last weekend, its only equal to approx 1/4 of the area. It's do-able. Now the ring around the bottom has been painted (off white) several times before, so the concrete was fairly sealed. The other two areas have never been painted so that concrete may really soak up some paint. It may need some kind of primer first. Anybody have a lot of concrete painting experience?? :o

You would definitely need a special primer first.

Also, the method of "reaching over the side" would get the nix from the admin because of safety issues. It's also a good way to drip a ton of paint on the seats below.

[Sanchez]

Looks sharp, wish I could attend in person. How about a water line to show where sea level is? A two inch white line up two feet from the field all the way around is bound to be a conversation starter.

[helmut]

Since this area has never been painted the concrete would have to be pressure washed and probably brush blasted. An Epoxy primer would be used with an elastomeric top coat. All coatings would have to be applied in desending surface temperatures to avoid outgasing resulting in blistering. A UV Inhibiting final coat should be used to prevent fading to pink. This would have to ba a job by professionals with proper saftey gear. This is not a weekend project

I have been involved in painting water towers and concrete structures for many years. Guilbeau Road water tower will change color this fall. (It will be white).

A good painting crew would put drop cloths on the lower deck seating.

[CajunFan64]

Since this area has never been painted the concrete would have to be pressure washed and probably brush blasted. An Epoxy primer would be used with an elastomeric top coat. All coatings would have to be applied in desending surface temperatures to avoid outgasing resulting in blistering. A UV Inhibiting final coat should be used to prevent fading to pink. This would have to ba a job by professionals with proper saftey gear. This is not a weekend project

I have been involved in painting water towers and concrete structures for many years. Guilbeau Road water tower will change color this fall. (It will be white).

A good painting crew would put drop cloths on the lower deck seating.

Anyone in favor of letting this guy be the leader of a crew of volunteers, I think we've found the expert we were looking for, what can you tell us about cleaning up stadium concrete. Like, what would we need to do it, and what we would have to do to keep it that way. I think all stadium cleaning questions should be run by this guy.

Geaux Cajuns

[CDeb]

Anyone in favor of letting this guy be the leader of a crew of volunteers, I think we've found the expert we were looking for, what can you tell us about cleaning up stadium concrete. Like, what would we need to do it, and what we would have to do to keep it that way. I think all stadium cleaning questions should be run by this guy.

Geaux Cajuns

No kidding. Good expertise there.