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42 / SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2015 RINKMAGAZINE.COM GETTING A BASE: • First, we put down a bonding layer of ice, paint it white, and then we sealed the white in with a few millimeters of ice. • We then ran orange yarn down the length of the ice, 40 inches away from the boards. • We made a 40-inch tool out of wood that would accept an orange Sharpie to mark the radius of the corners. PAINT: • We ordered two 5-gallon pails of safety orange paint. We used nine gallons of paint and added 36 oz. of water to each gallon. • We used a paint stick to roll both boarders all the way around the ice surface. We had three teams of three people rolling the orange paint onto the ice surface, using standard paint rollers mounted on wooden handles. • Once the warning track was painted, we used hand-held garden sprayers to seal in the Look-Up Line. • The whole process of mixing paint, installing the paint and sealing the warning track took nine people approximately four hours to complete. Approximately half of that time was spent sealing in the paint. Now that we've done this for the first time, we learned from our experiences and believe we could install this in the future in approximately 3-3.5 hours. After the Look-Up Line was sealed in, we continued with the normal process of installing the rest of our ice skating surface. ADDITIONAL DO'S AND DON'TS: We found plenty of additional 'dos' and 'don'ts' in our process. • When painting the ice surface white, you don't need to spray the paint right up to the kick plate. Stay two feet away from the boards with your wand so that you keep the white paint off the boards. The less water and paint running down the boards, the better, as it just creates bumps in the ice along the kick plate. • Rolling the orange paint over the bumps didn't work well and required one person to grab a paintbrush and paint around the perimeter of the boards. MAKING THE LOOK-UP LINE A PART OF YOUR RINK: Be prepared to educate the public about the Look-Up Line, as you will have lots of questions. We gave staff talking points and placed an easel in the lobby with information and history of the Look-Up Line. So far, feedback had been positive from our local hockey community and we are excited to join other ice arenas across the United States to install the Look- Up Line in an effort to help reduce the risk of injuries. If you have further questions, please feel free to send me an email at dennisv@townofbreckenridge.com. J Editor's Note: In June of 2014, USA Hockey released its policy statement regarding the Look-Up Line and has not yet mandated the warning track at all ice rinks in the United States as they continue to gather data. , The bright orange warning track should not interfere with other on-ice markings. "Be prepared to educate the public about the Look-Up Line, as you will have lots of questions." , After the bonding layer is done, paint the ice white. HOW To Rink Safety PHOTOS: COURTESY OF STEPHEN C. WEST ICE ARENA