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Fiberglass quuestion

by Permanent Pools » Fri 29 Jul, 2005 10:07

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Hello, I'm from permanentpools(dot)com in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. I have a question about fiberglass swimming pools. In the winter, they seem to...

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We found that if we leave the pool 2/3's to 3/4's full of water over the winter and cover with the winter cover, it keeps the pool from rising. Hope...

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Last post by deejay1
Thu 11 Jun, 2009 13:09
Big Hole in my Plaster.... Help!

by MaryG2900 » Sun 07 Jun, 2009 10:26

I am a new pool owner. the home I recently bought came with a 20,000 play pool. It looks like someone dropped a big rock in the pool when it was...

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Last post by MaryG2900
Sun 07 Jun, 2009 10:26
Olympic Fusion vs. rubber paint

by Old pool » Sun 30 Mar, 2008 09:47

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We have a very old (40+years) pool that has been painted with a rubber pool paint. I just got a pool cataloge that shows "Fusion Plus" that...

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Tryed it last summer one statement... DO NOT DO IT... paint came up after one season and now I have to replaster.

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Last post by Dweltz
Fri 05 Jun, 2009 15:24
Re-plastering?

by kfk5927 » Sat 26 Jul, 2008 08:28

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My wife and I are looking to buy a new house. Many of the homes we're considering have pools. The other day some co-workers told my wife about pools...

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I agree with Denali sounds like plaster has not been chemically balanced that well.

depending on type of stain the pool has there are different...

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Last post by mr_clean
Thu 04 Jun, 2009 14:07
Draining pool until fall

by SPARKY » Wed 27 May, 2009 22:16

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BAD PLASTER

can any further problems occur by draining an inground gunite pool other than to the already falling off plaster? May need to leave...

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Depending on the level of your water table you will still have water at bottom of your pool for all this time.
I am of course referring to the need...

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Last post by czechmate
Fri 29 May, 2009 21:17
What can we use for wet/dry splash pool?

by Splash Pool » Fri 22 May, 2009 22:09

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We are building a beach type pool that will have wet and dry areas. Pebbletec says they won"t warranty for that. What other economical surface...

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Tile

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Last post by geeman
Wed 27 May, 2009 08:03
Old brick & mortar pond with plaster coating, need help

by kjac3585 » Sun 03 May, 2009 14:30

I need to resurface a 25yr old pond in my backyard. It was constructed with bricks and mortar for the shape and then coated with what I think to be...

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Last post by kjac3585
Sun 03 May, 2009 14:30
Plaster cracks in new pool

by fearful » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 13:40

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The day the pool company plastered our pool I noticed one big crack across the top of our acapulco stair. We called to see if it was a problem before...

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everybody is quick to call a lawyer. Learn how to talk to people. It may not have anything to do with the plaster. Get a second opinion and try to...

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Last post by geeman
Sun 19 Apr, 2009 07:51
Gunite Pool Popped, Now what?

by big red » Thu 15 May, 2008 14:03

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I have a gunite swimming pool that i took the water out of to acid wash. It rained the next day and the pool popped out of the ground. Does anyone...

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be prepared to pay a TON of money, you can't repair it, you can just redo everything around the pool.
HUGE MISTAKE!!

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Last post by Pooltech32
Fri 17 Apr, 2009 22:44
Pool surface appears damaged by Raptor.

by Lamar » Thu 16 Apr, 2009 10:14

I drained my gunite pool to acid wash it. I sprayed the sides of the pool with a garden sprayer and the brown discoloration came out beautifully....

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Last post by Lamar
Thu 16 Apr, 2009 10:14
Can you create a pool paint using a coating?

by poolinbarbados » Thu 09 Apr, 2009 08:18

Hi, we are just finishing up construction of a large pool and have 4 columns rising out of the pool from the step area. We are finishing the pool...

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Last post by poolinbarbados
Thu 09 Apr, 2009 08:18
Patch large delaminates or replaster pool?

by Gatlas » Sat 04 Apr, 2009 22:23

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Our pool was recently drained to instal a double-drain system. While empty two 12inch diameter raised delaminated "bubbles" were found on...

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sorry, part of my reply was cut off. yes, 12 inch areas are ok to patch. full plaster price looks good. get other ests to confirm

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Last post by geeman
Wed 08 Apr, 2009 07:59
Repairing a chlorine stain on a Pebble Sheen surface?

by solsurfer » Mon 05 Jan, 2009 20:06

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We have a pool with a Pebble Tec "Pebble Sheen" surface. The color of the surface is "Blue Granite". I asked my wife to add some...

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You could try some dry acid in a sock applied directly to the stain. Do a minute at a time and then check the progress.

Keep us updated

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Last post by peabody99
Wed 25 Mar, 2009 03:38
Re-plaster white with "mottled" finish

by SoCal » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 14:14

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We had pool replastered and the job looked bad after the water was in and the pool was cleaned a few times. It was plain white, same as before, but...

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plaster still fresh and not fully cured yet

bad water balancing with new water fill

dodgy fill water

incompatible chemicals for a new surface

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Last post by Guest
Fri 13 Mar, 2009 03:18
Painting a concrete pool.

by Henry Porter » Tue 28 Oct, 2008 16:25

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Hi!

This is my first post, so I start with a small introduction.

My name is Mats and lives in Sweden where I'm at the moment building a concrete...

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There are special pools paints. I think some are rubberized and some have epoxy too in them.

I also heared that after you paint the concrete you...

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Last post by Guest
Wed 11 Mar, 2009 13:32
can a gunite pool be fiberglassed

by janice » Tue 16 Sep, 2008 20:05

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I have a gunite pool that has a crack. We live in an area with clay soil. I have heard that you can hand put on fiberglass over a gunite pool. Is...

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Would this hold true for a thin fiberglass layer over a concrete shell and with tiles on top of the fiberglass.

In other words, the fiberglass is...

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Last post by Guest
Wed 11 Mar, 2009 13:28
Rust Marks

by sonja » Sun 18 Jan, 2009 10:25

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We have small rust mark stains on our pool steps and in the shallow end of the pool. We used steel wool to take off some other marks (very silly) and...

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We have had varying degrees of success with oxalic acid . We put it in a sock and apply directly to the rust stains.

Oxalic acid is a mild acid but...

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Last post by Larry
Sat 07 Mar, 2009 02:40
Tile grouting discolored - grey

by BilliBob » Mon 02 Mar, 2009 10:50

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The white grouting in my tiled pool has discolored and is unevenly grey - yellow - brown - cream.

What is the best way to get the color uniform once...

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Hey BilliBob

There was a similar question the other day from someone with a scaling problem.

Discolored grout and scale problem

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Last post by goran
Tue 03 Mar, 2009 09:36
VINYL/FIBERGLASS

by HOUSEHUNTER » Sat 15 Nov, 2008 03:46

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I WAS LOOKING AT A HOUSE FOR SALE AND THEY HAD THE POOL DRAINED ,IT HAD A LINER THAT WAS COMING APART, THE POOL, ITSELF WAS WHITE/GREY SPECKLE COLOR...

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Could be pebble tec or marcite

or could just be the color of the forms used

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Last post by Guest
Wed 25 Feb, 2009 20:52
can you resurface a pool that is covered in pebble tech

by ilvclyns » Tue 30 Dec, 2008 00:42

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The pools are covered in pebble tech and is 10+ years old and some of it has lossened and fallen off and the cement is showing. I was told that you...

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I believe it would be best to remove all the peppletech first. Supposedly companies arent doing as good a job at removing the plaster before...

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Last post by lonestar
Thu 29 Jan, 2009 11:33

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