AquaDoctorLLC said:You should ALWAYS wait at least 2 week, best to wait 30 days, before you add salt to a freshly plastered pool.
I cannot remember exactly when salt was added. If I remember correctly, around 1 week after plaster. I read the above comment on one of the pool forums and told PB that I thought he should have waited to add salt for 30 days. His comment is that he has discussed the issue with his plaster subs. Plaster subs say it doesn't matter. Can add salt right away.
AquaDoctorLLC said:I agree with above very poor work. When you start mixing portland and marble to get a color different then the intended mix you run into different shades. Very similar to mixing paint. With the exposed aggregate finishes it it possible to fix some blurring with an acid wash but each time you acid wash you decrease your finishes life by 1/2.
Confused - the color variation in the spa. Is this a product of poor plaster work (their fault)? Or a product of using 3 parts of each Diamond Brite color (our fault for picking such a color)? Need to know if this is due to plaster sub doing a poor job so I can make them fix. I've seen photos of other pools using a mixture of Diamond Brite colors. Did not turn out like ours.