Diamond Brite Exposed Aggregate and White Spots

[Danimal86]

Hi Guys/Gals,
I've been searching through some of the posts on Diamond Brite and white spots on fresh plaster, and thought i'd ask your opinions on my situation.

Here's a little background, we had pool installed at the very end of last year. The color is Diamond Brite Midnight Blue, and i have 2 problems with it, the final product doesn't look like what the samples represented (no exposed aggregate), and secondly there is white spots on our cabo shelf and it doesn't look good. The installer didn't put in a "eyeball" aim-er thing (technical term) in the return at the cabo shelf and you can see where the water path was going, it looks like it chewed it up. The pool builder installed one, but it looks like damage was done.

I asked our builder about the exposed aggregate that should show up and was told it could take a bit of time for it to show up, and if it didn't after 6 months he could do an acid wash. I'm now more concerned with the white spots than the exposed aggregate. Would an acid wash fix this, or is a re-plaster in order?

I have confidence in our pool builder, but i just would like some advice before we discuss our options.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[skimmerswimmer]

This link includes the startup procedure and exposure process(es) for Diamond Brite. If the contractor didn't follow one of the exposure procedures, you're going to have a rough time:

http://www.sgm.cc/pdf/InfoSheets/Diamond_Brite_web.pdf

Do you know which method was followed (if any)?

 

[Danimal86]

Thanks for the link!
I'm not sure of what method was done. I'll have to ask the wife as she was home for the plastering, but i doubt she'll remember as it was 6 months ago.
I'll ask my pool builder what was done.

Thanks,
Dan