basketball hoop project

**webby** · 11-03-2005, 03:21 PM

so I always thought it would be cool to have the lines to a basketball court at my house. My parents never felt that way, so they never let me paint it. Well, now that I have a hoop at my own house, I decided to paint the lines. Take a look at another project I've been working on when I have a chance.

chibianh · 11-03-2005, 03:28 PM

nice! is that regulation?

**2fast4u2** · 11-03-2005, 03:37 PM

Very nice, Webby!

**Silver8th** · 11-03-2005, 03:40 PM

That's cool webby, Im always down for a game of b-ball.

**webby** · 11-03-2005, 04:11 PM

yes- it's regulation - I did it to highshool/college specs. NBA 3 line would have been too far out in the driveway. I suck at basketball, but I like to shoot around.

GeeOff · 11-03-2005, 05:24 PM

Nice, looks good

EBPciv · 11-03-2005, 06:46 PM

That looks awesome webby. Great job!

jbbrann · 11-03-2005, 10:09 PM

Nice

j3hff · 11-03-2005, 10:10 PM

looks good nice job

**Shemmy** · 11-04-2005, 09:28 AM

How'd you get the lines so perfect?! Now you need a fence to stop the ball from rolling down the hill!

**webby** · 11-04-2005, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shemmy

How'd you get the lines so perfect?! Now you need a fence to stop the ball from rolling down the hill!

I'll take that as a compliment. It honestly took a looooooong time to finish it completely. I did an enormous amount of measuring and remeasuring. I tried like 3 different ways to get the arcs to be good, but it wasn't easy. I found the best solution was to measure out a string with a sharpie pen on it to the correct length. Then with the other end taped at the correct position - I did the arc lines. I then had to mask everything out with masking tape - long procedure - and then had other masking paper on each side to keep the spray from going on the driveway. It was all done with spray paint. A few coats of flat black followed by a more semi gloss black to finish. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

**Shemmy** · 11-04-2005, 11:05 AM

Yes, that was a compliment! Looks awesome!

**Shemmy** · 11-04-2005, 11:52 AM

"If you build it he will come."

Did you hear that?

11-03-2005, 03:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 14,470 iTrader: 12 / 100%	basketball hoop project so I always thought it would be cool to have the lines to a basketball court at my house. My parents never felt that way, so they never let me paint it. Well, now that I have a hoop at my own house, I decided to paint the lines. Take a look at another project I've been working on when I have a chance.

11-03-2005, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
2fast4u2 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 15,588 8thcivic.com member #15 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Very nice, Webby! __________________

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Silver8th Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GA Posts: 6,816 EARL iTrader: 4 / 100%	That's cool webby, Im always down for a game of b-ball. __________________

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chibianh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 214 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nice! is that regulation?

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webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 14,470 iTrader: 12 / 100%	yes- it's regulation - I did it to highshool/college specs. NBA 3 line would have been too far out in the driveway. I suck at basketball, but I like to shoot around.

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GeeOff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Manch, NH Age: 25 Posts: 108 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Nice, looks good

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EBPciv Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 47 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That looks awesome webby. Great job!

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jbbrann Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Conway, AR Age: 27 Posts: 312 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Nice

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Shemmy ID10T Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 424 iTrader: 0 / 0%	How'd you get the lines so perfect?! Now you need a fence to stop the ball from rolling down the hill!

11-04-2005, 11:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
Shemmy ID10T Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 424 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yes, that was a compliment! Looks awesome!