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North of London | Have made outdoor rinks for many years.
Posts are correct keep layers thin, just spray and repeat.
Now I will flood it when it is mot level to flow water into low areas but have to be careful of amount.
You should be able to fix the surface you have by cleaning loose ice etc. and then 'flooding' carefully to fill holes but keep it light on high spots.
If you really want to get fancy fix up a pipe with several holes in a T shape, holes in the top of the T and attache a hose to bottom of T.
Now fix some burlap bags or something similar to the top of the T and drag this around to smooth out your water layer and pick up little bits of snow.
Have never used hot water.
Flood lots on cold nights to build up a good base to last through warm spells.
BTW I do mine on snow on lawn, no containment so excess water can run off if I tried putting on a coat like your rink had.
On a really cold night you will hear the ice 'cracking' when you are flooding it and too much puddling/depth of water will turn scaly. | |
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