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Swimming Pool Fiberglass Coating? Stuart Benoff 08-02-2005
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Posted by Stuart Benoff on August 2, 2005, 11:54 am


I have a 25 year old 33,000 gallon inground pool that is in need of
painting, needs some tiles replaced and has some cracks between the
coping and the tiles. Most companies want to acid wash, paint and
replace the tile and coping but one company wants to remove the tiles
and place a 1/8 inch fiberglass coating over the gunite, old tile line
and the coping.

Has anyone heard of this process and have any experiences (good or bad)
with it?


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Posted by SQLit on August 2, 2005, 9:05 am



> I have a 25 year old 33,000 gallon inground pool that is in need of
> painting, needs some tiles replaced and has some cracks between the
> coping and the tiles. Most companies want to acid wash, paint and
> replace the tile and coping but one company wants to remove the tiles
> and place a 1/8 inch fiberglass coating over the gunite, old tile line
> and the coping.
>
> Has anyone heard of this process and have any experiences (good or bad)
> with it?

25 year old pool, time to remove and replaster/tile. Painting will not last

No clue on how the fiberglass will hold up.




Posted by Richard J Kinch on August 2, 2005, 5:03 pm


Stuart Benoff writes:

> Has anyone heard of this process and have any experiences (good or bad)
> with it?

You mean fiberglass embedded in epoxy. Lasts about seven years in
immersion before it gets ugly and/or delaminates. (Remember
chattahoochee?)


Posted by SteveB on August 2, 2005, 3:52 pm


> Stuart Benoff writes:
>
>> Has anyone heard of this process and have any experiences (good or bad)
>> with it?
>


For the seller, it is an excellent way to make money. For the buyer, it
don't work.

Steve




Posted by Stuart Benoff on August 3, 2005, 10:12 am


>
>
>You mean fiberglass embedded in epoxy. Lasts about seven years in
>immersion before it gets ugly and/or delaminates. (Remember
>chattahoochee?)
>

Exactly. They use a fiberglass material and attach it to the existing
plaster (after roughing it up) using an epoxy. Then apply several coats
of a fiberglass resin, sand it smooth and apply a final clear/gloss
coat. They recommend removing the tiles and putting the fiberglass
right over the coping. This way, there are no gaps to crack or for water
to get in to. It also has a lifetime warranty against cracks and
leaks. Don't get me wrong - I'm not for it - just exploring the
options before diving in (pardon the pun). It's a pretty expensive
process but I'm just starting to get prices for plastering, tiling and
coping so I'm not sure how to compare it yet.

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts.


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