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It is a water based stain and sealer that supposedly can cover the spots but it has acrylic in it which worries me that it will have future peeling and chipping. I’m also researching the H and C solid water based stain as well. I’m not sure my best course of action as I don’t want to do an...

Has anyone heard of or used Acrathan? It is a concrete type of sealer that my pool builder is recommending to put over my newly poured concrete because of the spotting issue from what I assume is calcium chloride spots.

How much discount or percentage should I ask for future maintenance? The only solutions that have been offered is concrete overlay that will chip or a Krete Kote system that will do the same.

What color stain did you use?

Do you any before and after pictures to share? Ours has recommended the Krete Kote system which I think is similar to Cool Deck but I hear these type products can chip overtime, difficult to clean, and a nightmare to be redone later.

What was your final solution? I am in the exact same situation but mine is much worse due to calcium chloride spots and I have looked at all your options and all seem to have risks associated with them. Would love to hear what you did!

Do you recommend muriatic acid for the acid wash? And do you think I can treat the coping as well bc it is quite discolored. Is there any benefit to waiting a few months to treat the areas to see if warm weather changes the situation at all? Are concrete mixing companies not liable at all...

Kool deck sounds like it has future problems with peeling etc and can be a nightmare to remove if it does chip and peel. Is a solid tinted sealer better for my situation?

I have about 5% left to pay. Is kool deck a viable option or is kool deck a maintenance issue like someone below mentioned?

Thank you for your feedback. I spoke with a concrete contractor this morning who recommended kool deck over the current concrete. Do you think the kool deck is a good option that would cover the stains and not have a reaction with the calcium chloride spots?

Recently had a fiberglass pool installed and concrete poured and apparently the mix had calcium chloride in it which caused the entire 1600 sq ft patio and coping to be discolored and severe black spots everywhere. I’m not sure of the remedy at this stage but afraid there isn’t a remedy other...