Delamination

[Josie1]

My pool is a mess, hired a pool guy to fix and paint. This season opened my pool and paint had bubbled. Come to find out he used polyester resin under paint. I had to have pool sand blasted to get that off. Had a tornado, then temperatures in 100's, took too long to get anyone here. Pool has some delamination spots. I don't want it to get worse. Temperatures too hot to fix at this time. Do I put water in it to prevent more damage till it cools down a bit and drain and fix? Or will that make it worse?

 

[JamesW]

Patch the delaminated spots and get the pool filled.

The proper fix is a full removal of all plaster down to gunite and a full replaster.

This season opened my pool and paint had bubbled. Come to find out he used polyester resin under paint. I had to have pool sand blasted to get that off.

Paint stinks, period.

Everyone creates excuses for why the paint failed prematurely, but the real fact is that all pool paint is worthless since the Low VOC mandate required manufacturers to remove the ingredients that actually made paint work.

 

[JamesW]

Paint used to use strong solvents. But, the solvents evaporated while the paint was drying. Some people didn't like that and they forced the manufacturers to switch to a "Low VOC" formula. Without the strong solvents, the paint can't be made to hold up under water.

If you see "Low VOC" or "VOC compliant", the paint is weak and not worth using.

If the label says "Easy Cleanup" that's another good sign that the paint is weak.

A really good paint will say something like "Don't even try to clean the brushes or rollers. This paint is never coming off. Just throw the brushes and rollers away and buy new ones!"

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule in 1998 that limits the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that manufacturers and importers can add to architectural coatings.

The rule also requires labeling for architectural coatings containers.

Manufactured before September 13, 1999.

Coatings manufactured prior to September 13, 1999 can continue to be sold until the stocks are depleted.

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-11/documents/aim_coatings_detailed_factsheet.pdf

 

[Bperry]

My pool is a mess, hired a pool guy to fix and paint. This season opened my pool and paint had bubbled. Come to find out he used polyester resin under paint. I had to have pool sand blasted to get that off. Had a tornado, then temperatures in 100's, took too long to get anyone here. Pool has some delamination spots. I don't want it to get worse. Temperatures too hot to fix at this time. Do I put water in it to prevent more damage till it cools down a bit and drain and fix? Or will that make it worse?

Paint will tend to do that every couple years even if it’s prepped correctly. Paint is not recommended.