Fiberglass pool repair - cloudy edges on gel coat

[kawisser]

We had a tiny hole that was repaired on our fiberglass pool that is only a year old. It was not leaking but assumed it should get fixed . The manufacturer sent out a repair person as a goodwill repair for the dealer. The pool has now been refilled and this is how it looks. The edges seems to have a cloudy haze on the gel coat. The repair person said we can try wet sanding with 800 grit sandpaper. Any ideas what would cause this or if it’s safe to do? Will post photo

 

[kawisser]

We had a tiny hole that was repaired on our fiberglass pool that is only a year old. It was not leaking but assumed it should get fixed . The manufacturer sent out a repair person as a goodwill repair for the dealer. The pool has now been refilled and this is how it looks. The edges seems to have a cloudy haze on the gel coat. The repair person said we can try wet sanding with 800 grit sandpaper. Any ideas what would cause this or if it’s safe to do?

 

[mknauss]

Repairs never match. Over time mine all turned white.

 

[kawisser]

Repairs never match. Over time mine all turned white.

What do you mean all turned white? It’s just the edges that appear white where the center looks more like the pool

 

[mknauss]

The color just faded to white, or at least lighter than it was. I had several stress cracks repaired. Should have left them alone.

 

[kawisser]

The color just faded to white, or at least lighter than it was. I had several stress cracks repaired. Should have left them alone.

This was just done the and the middle matches - just the outer gel coat looks different

 

[mknauss]

Repairs will not match. I would not do anything to it. The less you mess with the fiberglass, the better.