Recent content by mikes112

Yes, once I fill the pool again I'll get some history of the water testing and record it with the ap. Thanks.

Why is my pool plaster turning a yellowish tan? I have initially perfectly white pool plaster and over the winter the plaster turns a slight tan color in some areas. Actually white plaster areas are a lot lighter then see in photo. I did originally surface ground this off the old plaster and was...

I only need to do a thin skim coat on the surface and two areas where I had to grind down to the pool shell because there was green algee growing in the cracks. So I tried to get Diamondbrite and SGM's Peal brite marble ready mix, but there both 12 weeks out from all local distributors...

David Ojeda of Fritz Pak corp has stated I should use titanium dioxide as a white colorant. Has anyone used this successfully and know of a not too expensive source? Thank you.

Is titanium dioxide the ideal non organic pigment for white plaster pool? I am about to make a big purchase for this. Does anyone know of a not too price source? Thanks.

I have found that my problem was the white portland cement I was using was not white. FederalWhite's portland cement and Lehigh's white portland cement were both a slight tint of tan when wet, but when dry they were white. I found FederalWhites type S masonary cement to be significantly whiter...

So I'm about to plaster and I'll admit all but really only one sample came out white, the rest are all too grey or off white when wet, but my existing pool plaster is a much brighter white when wet. What exact mix are pool plasterers using? Does it have something to do with the marble dust...