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  Kristen (Daniels) MacDowell July 19, 2009 at 8:02am

  United Chemical has one that I have heard good reviews about although I haven't used it myself. It's called No Dran Acid Wash (No, that's not a typo -- there is no "i" in drain in the product name).
  http://www.swimpool.com/products/nodran.htm
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  Bruce Hudson July 19, 2009 at 8:01am

  Randy check out United Chemical
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  Randy Thornton July 18, 2009 at 3:21pm

  Thank you for your reply, do you know the name of the acid wash product that can be used without draing the pool?
  
  Kristen (Daniels) MacDowell said:

  There may be some actual "fading," this does happen to some extent, but it may be that there is scaling too. Calcium scale is a white crust layer that can build on the surface and make colors look faded. Look closely at the "faded" areas. Check your chemical balance and adjust if necessary. The beauty of PebbleTec is that it can be acid washed without damaging the finish. There is a no-drain acid wash on the market too.

  

  Dark gray mortar has faded to light gray

  I have a pool with pebble finish that the mortar has faded in some places ( mostly on the bottom around some fiber optic lighting). All the areas whe…
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  Kristen (Daniels) MacDowell July 18, 2009 at 12:16pm

  There may be some actual "fading," this does happen to some extent, but it may be that there is scaling too. Calcium scale is a white crust layer that can build on the surface and make colors look faded. Look closely at the "faded" areas. Check your chemical balance and adjust if necessary. The beauty of PebbleTec is that it can be acid washed without damaging the finish. There is a no-drain acid wash on the market too.