Ice Making & Painting Technologies
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Ice Making and Painting Technologies (IMPT)
In this four day program, participants will learn the skills necessary to create a quality sheet of ice, from a bare refrigerated floor to a completed skating surface. This course combines in-class, and on-ice instruction of proper ice making and painting techniques. The class will spend a full day painting the ice white with spraying equipment, measuring and painting hockey markings, painting stenciled logos, and laying in reusable logos. Participants will complete a written exam on the final day of class.
Topics Include:
- Ice Making and Painting Technologies
- History of Ice Rinks
- Facility Construction
- Dasherboards and Shielding
- Off-Season Maintenance
- Ice Installation Preparations
- Making Artificial Ice
- White Ice, markings and Logos
- Ice Arena Humidity
- Painting the Ice (on-ice)
- Other Ice Sports
- Outdoor Ice
- Energy Management
