Reminding me of the waiver I signed, the builder still attempted to please me. What? Just days later the pool started turning white in various areas. Then just before they began the pour, I was asked to sign a waiver that stated in so many words, they cannot guarantee the outcome of the color. The day came when the plaster crew was on site ready to pour. The plaster was to be evenly tinted “Gray” rather than blue. Hi Davey, our 1st inground pool is barely 4 yrs old. Who wins, Pool Paint or Pool Plaster? You decide, it’s your pool after all! They are calling on you to score each round for points. The judges are confounded three rounds went to plaster, three rounds went to paint, and one ended in a tie. But that won’t happen to you, I’m almost sure of it! Both pool paint and pool plaster can fail. I have had almost an equal number (1 in 10) plaster jobs that have some serious defects, some to the point where we have had to re-plaster the pool, to keep the customer happy. Depending on the mix ratios, application temperature and speed, curing, and chemical care after the plaster job – you may see variations in hue, streaking, or trowel burn. Delaminations, where large sections fall off the wall, or lift up from the floor – bond failure. Plaster jobs can fail too – small and big, there are lots of different problems that can occur with pool plaster. But, the fact remains, not every paint job will be a success, and a few might even fail miserably. The result of a bad bond, or bad paint, or too much moisture in the air – never quite sure. Soon after painting, we’d have blisters, or peeling and flaking paint. Nonetheless, about one out of ten paint jobs went bad. Application Factor:īack when I was painting pools, we were very careful to prep pools properly and diligently. Some plaster companies will make a third trip to apply a “scratch coat” – a rough, textured bond coat that adheres tightly to the old plaster surface, while giving a good surface for the new plaster coat to bond to.ĭing! This round goes to pool paint, which has much easier prep work. Another crew arrives to acid etch the pool, to roughen the plaster surface, which helps the bond of the new plaster coat. After draining, the “cut-n-chip” crew arrives, and with tiny saws, they cut the plaster beneath the tile and around all of the wall and floor fittings. Pool plaster requires a much more industrial prep process. Tape off the parts you don’t want to paint, and you’re ready to begin. For acrylic pool paints, the pool can be painted damp, but for epoxy paints (the longest lasting pool paint), you’ll need to let the pool air dry for 3-5 days before painting. To paint the pool, you’ll need to degrease the surface with TSP, then acid etch the plaster, followed by another washing and scrubbing with TSP.
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