Guess the msg got back to University Facilities?

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- 08/19/2021 at 8:14 PM #147640
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  MDUte
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  @mdute
  
  Saw this and am not sure if they’re fixing the “pink” seats in the stadium? But maybe the word finally broke through and they don’t want to roll everything out for the new and improved RES without addressing the pink seats as well?
  
  Maybe they can put some padding on those steel seat arms too so I don't bruise my arse for the 27th time…. https://t.co/Po8JPNYawN
  — UteHub.com (@Ute_Hub) August 19, 2021
- 08/19/2021 at 8:44 PM #147643
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  Tony (admin)
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  @admin
  
  Look at how good the seat restoration looks! 😍 pic.twitter.com/4JHTegVXrB
  
  — Peace, Love, & Utes (@peaceloveutes) August 19, 2021
  - 08/19/2021 at 9:49 PM #147645
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    2008 National Champ
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    @cptmrgn05
    
    seems like a pretty daunting task for 3 guys to get done in two weeks. i wonder how many seats they can do in an hour?
    - 08/20/2021 at 7:35 AM #147656
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      RedRocks
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      @hypodactylus
      
      Maybe this is how they are doing it?: How Stadium Seats Are Restored
      - 08/20/2021 at 11:20 AM #147675
        
        MDUte
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        @mdute
        
        Looks like they are using the blowtorch method…
        
        Seat Restoration at RES
      - 08/20/2021 at 12:51 PM #147692
        
        Utebeam
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        @utebeam
        
        Is it just me, because watching that seem so satisfying?
    - 08/20/2021 at 7:45 AM #147658
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      Onlyu
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      @uf8fl
      
      Useless info of the day. 180 seats an hour but if you think about it there are only about 16K chair back seats in the stadium. Most of the seating is bleacher seating so it should only take them 80-100 hours to complete.
      - 08/20/2021 at 8:11 AM #147662
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        Tony (admin)
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        I feel like I’m special then. One of only 16K.
      - 08/20/2021 at 10:08 AM #147671
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        noneyadb
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        @noneyadb
        
        Video with a Harrier jet hovering over these chairs would be pretty cool to see
- 08/20/2021 at 10:21 AM #147673
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  astUTE
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  @astute
  
  I live less than a mile SE of the stadium; perhaps this activity accounts for the strange smell of burning plastic in my neighborhood lately 🙂
  - 08/20/2021 at 3:50 PM #147709
    
    MDUte
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    @mdute
    
    Update on the seat restoration project. Coming along nicely and I think all would agree it’s a big improvement from the “pink” seats.
    
    We love a good stadium refurbish 😎 pic.twitter.com/UvDNatK99g
    
    — Utah Red Zone (@UtahRedZone) August 20, 2021
    
    We love a good stadium refurbish 😎 pic.twitter.com/UvDNatK99g
    
    — Utah Red Zone (@UtahRedZone) August 20, 2021
- 08/30/2021 at 5:19 PM #148637
  
  kazute
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  @kazute
  
  Update and more background in the salt lake tribune today.
  
  https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2021/08/30/rice-eccles-stadiums-pink/
  
  I took a close look and some pictures on a couple different seats during the open house. I didn’t know that they were using a blow torch at the time. I couldn’t tell. Random sticker residue on the back of a couple of seats were there. And the little mold seams on the edges from the injection molding seem unaffected. So I though they were using a chemical. Nope. Propane. As in that video forwarded by a bunch of donors and fans. Would have been $1M+ to replace the pink seats.