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Posted by Paul Bowen on September 15, 2009 at 6:53am in Business Growth, Expansion, and Current Opportunit
I am going to drain and paint my pool. I have no idea what paint is already on the pool but I do know I would like to repaint it. It is an indoor concrete pool. I also Intend to replace my chlorine feeder at the same time and use a different type of chlorine tab without stabilizer in it because of my pool being indoors. I am wondering if the water based aqua coat paint will be ok to use on the pool. I have a vinyl covering over the sides of the pool so only the bottom needs to be painted. I read a review where the reviewer stated he powerwashed his pool, painted it with this paint and had very good results.

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  • Ben Whitlow September 23, 2009 at 9:10am
    The more you paint a pool the more it will cost you to sand blast the surface when it is time to replaster. You will eventually have to replaser. Painting is a temporary solution and will not save you money in the long run.
  • Merry Wise September 17, 2009 at 6:56am
    I'm not a paint fan, either. In my opinion plaster would be a better choice, too. I'm not familiar with a pool with a "vinyl covering" only on the sides of the pool and not an entire vinyl liner, though?? Usually a pool is one or the other. Are you a homeowner or in the pool business? I would suggest if you are not in the business, you consult a good pool professional company before you experiment with this on your own and have someone competent actually look at the pool. Sometimes it is more expensive to try to save money!
  • Bruce Hudson September 15, 2009 at 3:25pm
    This intense Texas sun will beat up any paint in in a short amount of time so maybe I ought to remain quiet...but can't. I've tried them all and epoxy was the only one that lasted more than 1 yr before chalking. With the extreme condition in mind, the added expense might seem worth it. But the cost of materials, prep, dry time, etc. make plaster only slightly more expensive and more expedient.
    For this reason I recommend against painting here now.

    Indoors, your own pool, acrylic (water based) paint on the floor only, could be OK. Think repaint every 2 yr. though and see how it goes. The ease of application is wonderfull.

    Identifying rubber based paint is as easy as PVC cleaner. It will dissolve it, but have no effect on epoxy. I don't know a reliable way to tell you how to id acrylic.

    Ditto the ghetto syndrome. Techs around here srew up their faces at the mere mention of paint.
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