Coloring a basketball court...

What products do you guys use to color a basketball court on asphalt? When I say color... I mean the customer wants me to paint the entire basketball court a certain color. They have a specific college team's colors in mind.

I am sure someone on here knows more about it than I do but if you look at the sealmaster website the have products that they squeegee on.

We have done playgrounds with basketball courts on them. We used sealmaster color pave with brushes and then taped and painted the lines.

Do not BRUSH. Use a squegee as a brush will leave lines. We do basketball courts all the time, use a good quality sports coating. 2 coats as one coat you will still see black.

Make sure there is sand in the coating or be prepared for slip and falls.

Check out our Photos page. There are 2 courts shown on which we used a 2 coat process (Sealmaster Color pave base & top coat) then sprayed lines without taping. We used squeegees for the application of the base & colored top coat with the proper sand load. This lasted over 5 years before even showing any wear and at 7 years is still looking ok but needs to be redone. The larger court is a city court that sees quite a bit of use. The smaller court is a private court. http://www.parallelcontracting.com/Photos.php

Randy, Did you use a stencil for the basketball courts and if so, where did you get it from?? Free throw lane adn 3 pt circle.

No stencil. We laid it out then sprayed it off the machine - takes some experience but just take a big breath and go for it. It also helps to do a dry run on your radius with the machine before you actually pull the trigger if you are feeling anxious.

sprayhead you should try it with a taper. they are not that expensive and really nice to use. I have never used a stencil but it seems like it might be a pain

its easier than you may think using the machine. one key thing not mentioned is tip size. I normally use a 2-13 for basketball/tennis courts. the reduced orifice allows you to go slower and be more precise. practice with water and youll see, youll be doing circles like a pro.