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<br />lay I ( VV V' ..'Jf-' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Tennis Court Doctor <br /> <br />STANDARDS TO COMPARE QUOTES BY <br /> <br />I. PROPER PREPARATION OF THE SURFACE PRIOR TO RESURFACING <br /> <br />Future problem areas on uewly installed acrylic coating exist due to improper preparation ufthe existing <br />tennis court surfuce. Datken & nr dirty areas on the surface are in filet" residue" left by leaves, dirt <br />or vegetative nms off_ Where the court I residue is dry theses areas.are hard &. steadfast but <br />with the addition of moisture those dark areas turn slick & scummy thus breaking the bond <br />with the new snrface~ Once the bond has been broken the new surface bubbles and peels. <br /> <br />POWER WASHING IS A MUST FOR LONG LAST SURFACES <br /> <br /> <br />5 ~ . :,-,-, <br />.>; ~~\~t ~:~~":;: .._'C -"'e-'" _~ -.;"-' ~,i: <br />11. THE USE OF ASPIIA:b't iUNBER PRIOR TO RESiJItFACINC:',, <br /> <br />. .. it ,,;'" ~ <br />.{~-. '~~.t;~ I \. ~. _ "',. <br />I. The improper apptlqitidD' of asphalt binders lead to tlJe closing of the "pores" in the bostiJ:tg. .tennis court surface. <br />The biryj# prohibits moisture from draining through the tennis coort SurfdCC to the ba/e. Thut inability results <br />in au,ci~ce where the moisture in trapped between the old & new coatings resulting m..,n;.;'bubbles that <br /> <br />e:,~'~'l]Jiour tennis comt to/,;);i;'~,;;:,;_ ", ,".,",., :ex;:'":,, '. . <br /> <br />2. TennlS<lI!..rt rompanies that use !i$.AA}'("~~.I1jnders ) ~~~~~~~ way out by nut powe.WjlS~g <br />problem areas. Power wasbiIT~~"",itSi~ble time;~'!hJ.:::"'l~ijs costly but the end resu.ll <" <br />is a surfuce that stays inlact h:inW~"ii$~'emulstiiitJiiis~?IiIdif~ing systems. <br />\,:';~{~~(~i;?ii:;~~~~~;, /_ ~t;:~~~~~~:~$_~~,:'~-j<)~t>~;2 <br />THERE ARE NO SHORi~mPR6P'itID-T'ENNIS COURT PREPARATION <br /> <br />/c;',,;}:1~.r:':;-. 0';' <br /> <br />_, ,_,1'_, <br />m. THE USE OF JNFERlOR ASPHALJ,S~1fuj~(),NS: <br />,_(:,.~;i' '<:,;:;'),,: <br />ASPHALT EMUIBION ~ FLOUR $i=WATER VS."'ACRYLIC RESURFACER ~ SUPER GLUE <br /> <br />TENNIS COURT COMPANIES USING ASPHALT EMULSIONS DO SO BECAUSE: <br /> <br />I. Asphalt emulsions cost considerable less per gallon than acrylic resurfacers <br />2. They are unconcerned with the longevity of the tennis court surface installed. <br />3. Asphalt emulsions are applied at a thinner mil rate than acrylic reslll"fucers <br />4 . They are unaware iliat: <br />A. Aspbalt emulsions do not have the bonding inherent in acrylic resl..lrfiJcers <br />B _Water saturdtion of asphalt emulsions lead to surface bubbling <br /> <br />THE PEEUNG f BUBBLES ON YOUR TENNIS COURT OCCURRED DUE TO: <br /> <br />1. Waier saturation of the asphalt emulsions over tiIne& <br />2. The use of asphalt emulsions prior to applying the acrylic color coats <br />3_ The combination of 1 & 2 results in the bond being broken between the <br />asphalt emulsion & lbe original coatings . <br /> <br />ACRYLIC RESURFACERS ARE A MUST FOR LONG LASTING SURFACES <br /> <br />12005 3rd Avenue North . Minneapolis, Minnesota 55441 <br />Phone/Fax: 763-545.7946 . Mobile: 612-501-8264 <br />Email: tenniscourtdoctor@hotmail.com <br />