Recent content by nightswimming

So, the rust stains returned as ajw22 implied would happen. Got a brick and mortar service guy gonna chip it out to gunite and cut steel, patch gunite, patch plaster. Will let you know how this shakes out. Thank you.

Thank you

Yes sir, I'm gonna try a small chisel/hammer as well, just trying to avoid any damage and making more work. That angle grinder with a masonry blade might help as well.

Pool is 12 years old. Grout mix. Sorry, that is a broad term to my old mind. Tile grout, latex grout? Guess I'm pretty overwhelmed here. Seems like bathroom/shower tile grout would be good. Thank you for your comments in advance.

Plan is to remove existing material with dremmel and or small angle grinder, then replace with Sakrete mortar mix while avoiding doing damage to anything. Probably 10% of the stone joints need redone. Should I be using a different material? Thanks in advance for any comments.

No sir, EZ patch.

Update. I scored a square area around the patch and removed the very small rust vein to about 1/4-3/8" with a dremmel tool. (This method worked great) Then patched with the aforementioned product on May 28th, and refilled the pool 24 hours later. So far no sign of rust.

Thanks to all who replied.

Good point. I no longer need the FS, which as you stated was difficult to work with. Thank you so much. Hoping to drain down overnight, patch and cure, then fill it up before water gets funky. Planning on stiffening my water up before drain down to avoid algae etc.

Understood, thank you. Is the patching material I have for the plaster suitable? How long for the patch to cure before refilling?(other than manufacturers recommendations) Thanks again for the comments.

Wow. Okay. When I initially gently chipped into the rusty colored stain (underwater) I followed the rust to the left ( no rust at initial spot, it moved laterally to the left during the chipping, as a piece of tie wire would react) so I referred to this as chasing the rusty spot. It moved as I...

This pool/plaster is over ten years old. Excavation was into sandstone iron ore rock for the most part. We have had no issues other than the recent stain on the plaster. A replaster is obviously in future, just trying to hold off on that for the short-term.