Recent defacements at High Bridge Disc Golf Course

[Spokanite88]

Sky Pilot, I am trying to figure out where to come up with a portable generator we can borrow for Tuesday. No luck yet. Do you think we ought to close this thread focused on the problem and open a new one announcing the planned cleanup and include the need for a generator in the title?

Note: This is my first post and I have come to realize that whatever issues raised here are quickly thrown into SDGA's lap for explanation or fixing. I don't want to complicate matters through ineffective use of this board. Let me know the best way to proceed. Thanks.

[Wobbly Bob]

Originally Posted by Sean Johnson

Eric Brown:.....I still have throse RR ties for rebuilding 18's teebox, I've just been to busy to get them out of the ground. Things are calming down a bit so I should be able to get off my ass and get stuff done.

It sure would be nice if we could fix 18's box before the LCO on 6/5/10.

I'd buy some beer for the work crew.

[Sean Johnson]

I work Monday-Friday 6:00-3:00, but I can try and get some time off to come out and work. As a matter of fact...I think I feel a chill coming on. I will get those RR ties ready over the weekend for sure though.

[Wobbly Bob]

Originally Posted by Sean Johnson

I work Monday-Friday 6:00-3:00, but I can try and get some time off to come out and work. As a matter of fact...I think I feel a chill coming on. I will get those RR ties ready over the weekend for sure though.

Thanks Sean, if you call me when they're ready to go I think I can get a truck, the key for the gate and deliver them almost all the way to the tee box. My # is 991-1807.

[Sky Pilot]

I'm not going to let Bob steal you away completely. How about after you fix the tee-box for hole 18 at Highbridge we re-focus and get that graffiti off the benches at Downriver?
I agree that fixing the tee box before LCO is a greater priority. Perhaps by then we'll have figured out how to power a sander once we get to the benches.

Thanks for being willing to help.

Get back to me if you hear anything. You can shoot me an e-mail at genuinehealing@yahoo.com

Thanks Sean

Sky

[Sean Johnson]

I can't get a generator, and I don't know about borrowing work tools during business hours. I'm down for doing whatever I can to get rid of that trash though. Do we have any other options for power/tools?
Also, I saw some paint at Sherwin Williams that is supposedly stain (including sharpies) resistant. How does everyone feel about simply painting over the graffiti? I doubt it's cheap, but it would take a lot of labor out of the equation.

[Wobbly Bob]

Originally Posted by Sean Johnson

I can't get a generator, and I don't know about borrowing work tools during business hours. I'm down for doing whatever I can to get rid of that trash though. Do we have any other options for power/tools?
Also, I saw some paint at Sherwin Williams that is supposedly stain (including sharpies) resistant. How does everyone feel about simply painting over the graffiti? I doubt it's cheap, but it would take a lot of labor out of the equation.

If you're talking about Everclean paint from Sherwin-Williams it won't let you wash off Sharpie. Being a painter it's one of the things I checked when the paint was first introduced.

I think that it would be much easier for us to just stain over the marks with a solid color oil base stain. No sanding required, no generator, cost - a $3 throw away brush. Then when they tag the bench again we just touch up the stain.

If we put latex paint on the benches and tee signs instead of oil base stain we will be creating a maintainance issue that will not go away until all the paint peels off.

I will talk to SW and see if I can get some stain at a discount.

[Sky Pilot]

Sounds easier than sanding. And easy to update it should they mark it up again.
We just have to decide when to get it done.

Sky Pilot
SDGA Sign Scrubber

[Sean Johnson]

I get a discount at SW through work. It depends on the cost of the product, but it was about $7 a gallon when I picked up some interior paint. I have some rollers that we could use; would they work well with stain (low knap pads)? Also, could we get a stain that is so dark brown that sharpie wouldn't even show up? If no one can even see the writing, then that might take away any motivation to tag up the benches.

[Sean Johnson]

I can do early weekends and afternoons during the week. It would take calling in sick to come out on a weekday morning. I'm not entirely opposed to the idea, but I'd rather see if we can work something else out first.

[Sean Johnson]

So I picked up the stain and I have a few rollers, a few brushes, and a few speed pads. I've also got a truck for the weekend, so I can bring the RR ties down. If we can't work out something mutually agreeable for our schedules, is there somewhere I can leave the lumber? I can stain a bench more or less unsupervised, but I don't know a thing about building tee pads.

[Stimpi]

Level... level. Big too.

[Sky Pilot]

Originally Posted by Sean Johnson

So I picked up the stain and I have a few rollers, a few brushes, and a few speed pads. I've also got a truck for the weekend, so I can bring the RR ties down. If we can't work out something mutually agreeable for our schedules, is there somewhere I can leave the lumber? I can stain a bench more or less unsupervised, but I don't know a thing about building tee pads.

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What color is the stain and how much do you have. I'd like to do this soon if the weather permits.

Sky Pilot
SDGA Bench Painter

[Sean Johnson]

It's a gallon of dark brown color. I will be out there as soon as the weather breaks. I really want to do it before the tournament though

[Sky Pilot]

Originally Posted by Sean Johnson

It's a gallon of dark brown color. I will be out there as soon as the weather breaks. I really want to do it before the tournament though

I now have access to a 1000 watt portable generator. I was wondering if this stuff could be sprayed.
Bob, if you're following this, please let me know if this solid color stain can be sprayed on...

Jeff

[Sean Johnson]

Originally Posted by Sky Pilot

I now have access to a 1000 watt portable generator. I was wondering if this stuff could be sprayed.
Bob, if you're following this, please let me know if this solid color stain can be sprayed on...

Jeff

Not sure if this matters, but the one that I have is water based stain.

[Wobbly Bob]

There is no need for a sprayer to paint the benches. They should only take about 5 minute to roll out.

[Wobbly Bob]

A big thanks to those who came out and helped with 18's Tee Box.

• Deron
• Zach
• Sean
• Rob
• Jeremy
• Rob's friend
• Joe
• Lisa
• Shrack
• everyone whose name I forgot

We'll finish our water diversion project there after the LCO is over.

[Sky Pilot]

Sean did you pain any benches. Let me know if you're going out to do this.

Sky P.

[Sean Johnson]

Originally Posted by Sky Pilot

Sean did you pain any benches. Let me know if you're going out to do this.

Sky P.

I painted all the benches today, but not any of the planks (like the one on 18) or the signs. Once I realized that the course layout had changed, I had to kind of jam through it so I could play the different placements before the tournament. I plan on staining the signage and giving the benches another coat, but I doubt I will be able to do it before this weekend. There is enough left to do at least the signs, but probably not the posts.