Recent content by nickbwilson

PoolguyNJ, Thank you for the response. I have patched a few spots with a mixture of Portland cement (they grey kind), silica sand, water and acrylic bonding agent. This seems to be the formula for pool plaster, based on my internet research. I am going to wait a day or two and then try to...

Just an update on my leak, I managed to seal the moist areas and very slow leaks by packing the area with dry "patch-it" powder. Patch-it is activated by water and sets up in about 2-4 minutes. As the moisture soaks into the dry patch-it powder, it sets and seals the leak. After about 4...

I am preparing to paint the inside of my pool with an epoxy based paint. I have just finished scraping all the loose/bad plaster from the surface of my pool and there are allot of large (up to 1.5 foot square) areas which need to be patched. All together we removed about two car washing sized...

Waist and Brownsburg, Thanks for your help. I decided not to try to remove the nut at the bottom of the drain, as it was rusted to the point of never coming out without breaking something. I don't think I'm going to have a problem with my pool popping, as it's been dry for a while and I...

Dave, So, that's what that rusty old nut at the bottom of my main drain is. I'll see what I can do to get it out when I get home tonight. That's a big help. thanks, Nick

Thanks for the info loop_pea, but unfortunately I need to figure out a way to stop the water from coming in before I can apply the epoxy paint. Is there anyone else out there who has come up with a good solution to this. I was thinking perhaps I could drill out a reversed cone shaped cavity...

I have an in-ground pool which i think is concrete covered with plaster. I just drained the pool so I can paint the bare plaster surface with an epoxy based paint. There is a small leak on the edge of one of the steps (about 1.5 feet below where the water line will be), where water is leaking...