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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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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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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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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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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
Pebble tech surface & clear coating

by Guest » Sun 30 Jul, 2006 09:18

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I have a 30 foot concrete slide into my pool. Just had a pebble tech surface put on top of the existing concrete to match the pool. I'm guessing the...

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ARMORGUARD IS THE WORLDS STRONGEST COATING, IT IS MADE FROM SOYBEANS, BEANS AND PEANUTS, ARMORGUARD ALSO HAS MICROBAN ADDED TO ITS MIXTURE TO HELP...

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Wed 28 Jan, 2009 13:50
Pebble Tech Question

by Debcanton » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 20:19

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I know that there is a difference in all the names out there for pebble tec. My pool builder says he is installing Stonescapes Pebble Tech. Does...

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same thing. plaster with rocks in it but probably a whole lot less money

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Last post by geeman
Thu 09 Oct, 2008 12:20
chips in new Quartz Scape finish

by Yuma » Sat 04 Oct, 2008 23:12

I just had my pool finished and after 1 week of it being filled with water I see chips in the floor of the pool. It looks like someone hit it with a...

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Sat 04 Oct, 2008 23:12
what causes bubble in the pool

by hspr4 » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 18:02

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I had my pool resurface three years ago with fiberglass. Now bubble are starting to appear. what causes these bubbles and how do you fix it.

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the fiberglass is seperating from the original material underneath (probably plaster). I've seen this happen to almost every fiberglassed pool I've...

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Last post by geeman
Thu 25 Sep, 2008 19:37
Pool liner turns brown/gray

by catharine1855 » Mon 22 Sep, 2008 21:42

I had the exact same problem. But my whole pool turned brown and then graysish. I drained the pool to completely empty. Then I sprayed it with lemon...

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Last post by catharine1855
Mon 22 Sep, 2008 21:42
Replacing pebblesheen with pebbletec on new pool

by Guest » Wed 17 Sep, 2008 12:08

My pool was just finished, everthing went well, builder was great, except the plaster folks put pebblesheen instead of pebbletec, the builder has...

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Wed 17 Sep, 2008 12:08
plaster color

by jess » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 09:15

hi im new to the swimming pool topic and i was in the process of getting an inground pool. My pool builder recommends white plaster but is willing to...

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Tue 02 Sep, 2008 09:15
Marble dusted walls feel a little slippery

by jon123 » Fri 01 Aug, 2008 11:18

The walls of my gunite/marble dusted pool feel a little slippery.

When you rub the surface with you hand, you can actually rub this away, but you...

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Fri 01 Aug, 2008 11:18
BLACK HOLE IN BOTTOM OF POOL

by alan123 » Tue 15 Jul, 2008 21:51

I just noticed a 1" diameter black stain at the bottom of my pool which I tried removing with a wire brush, chlorine and stain remover with no...

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Tue 15 Jul, 2008 21:51
Pool Deck and Bottom Problems

by Rick Church » Wed 28 May, 2008 09:31

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I've got a serious problem. Near the shallowest corner of my pool, the ground beneath the concrete deck has settled about 8 inches. The pool was...

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Hi Rick,

How wide/long are your cracks and in which direction do they propagate (i.e., radially, contoured with the pool edge, or randomly)?

Do...

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Last post by Guest
Sat 31 May, 2008 20:34
Has anyone experience with Pebble Fina ?

by Pebble Fina » Fri 30 May, 2008 18:29

I am having a difficult time seeing if Pebble Fina is worth it ?

Anyone out there that has used it or knows anything about it's durability and how...

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Fri 30 May, 2008 18:29
pebbletek cracks

by marlene » Wed 28 May, 2008 12:39

our 8 year old pebbletek pool is cracking above the waterline. we were told that this is a major problem with this surface. Even the beach is...

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Wed 28 May, 2008 12:39
Pebble Fina, Tec and Sheen

by ArizonaHeat » Tue 27 May, 2008 19:36

Looking for any hands on experience and advice from pool owners who have had either Pebble Fina, Tec or Sheen in their pools.

We are in the...

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Last post by ArizonaHeat
Tue 27 May, 2008 19:36

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