Back in the early '90s, Mike Chmielewski of Atco, N.J.-based Traditional Floor Co. got a call for an emergency touchup/repair on one of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball sideline court panels at the (now-demolished) Spectrum. He went out early the next morning because it had to be finished for an 11 a.m. shoot-around by the visiting L.A. Clippers. The waterborne finish was almost dry, so he decided to place four chairs around the corner panel, and then went outside to get some caution tape from his van. When he came back inside the arena, two L.A. players were sitting in the chairs putting their sneakers on (about a size 18). "When they saw me coming, one of them suddenly realized why the chairs were there and saw his footprint in the finish. He stood up (he was approximately 6'10" and 285 pounds) and asked me if he messed up my job. I looked up at him in disbelief and said, 'Nah, I have to apply another coat anyway' ... although I was not planning to."
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Back in the early '90s, Mike Chmielewski of Atco, N.J.-based Traditional Floor Co. got a call for an emergency touchup/repair on one of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball sideline court panels at the (now-demolished) Spectrum. He went out early the next morning because it had to be finished for an 11 a.m. shoot-around by the visiting L.A. Clippers. The waterborne finish was almost dry, so he decided to place four chairs around the corner panel, and then went outside to get some caution tape from his van. When he came back inside the arena, two L.A. players were sitting in the chairs putting their sneakers on (about a size 18). "When they saw me coming, one of them suddenly realized why the chairs were there and saw his footprint in the finish. He stood up (he was approximately 6'10" and 285 pounds) and asked me if he messed up my job. I looked up at him in disbelief and said, 'Nah, I have to apply another coat anyway' ... although I was not planning to."
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