Hello all,
I had my pool re-plastered with DB super blue around 2-28-2012.
Frankly it did not look very blue when it was finished.
It has always had some odd streaks from the return eyeball outlets, like where water ran out, and what appears to be trowel marks.
Now the whitish surface seems to be eroding away in patches or larger areas, and on the radius of the steps.
The areas where the whitish “plaster” has disappeared looks great, kind of what I expected when the job was first done.
The installer did use a garden hose spray the bowl down at the end of installation to expose more of the blue, but there was plenty of white material left behind.
I watched a few installation videos and noticed that they sponged or brushed off the top surface to expose the aggregate, and acid washed.
This did not happen with my installation.
I brush the pool daily and keep the chemistry correct.
It is a chlorine pool using a nature 2 cartridge, about 11,600 gallons.
Question is, is this erosion detrimental, or simply time doing what should have been done at the installation?
What can I do to move this process along?
One other thing I've noticed, the chrome ring around my pool lights are turning brown, hitting them with muriatic acid brings back the chrome look and it does not appear to be pitted or damaged.
I have sent this in an email to DB twice, with photos, no response........
Thanks in advance.
I had my pool re-plastered with DB super blue around 2-28-2012.
Frankly it did not look very blue when it was finished.
It has always had some odd streaks from the return eyeball outlets, like where water ran out, and what appears to be trowel marks.
Now the whitish surface seems to be eroding away in patches or larger areas, and on the radius of the steps.
The areas where the whitish “plaster” has disappeared looks great, kind of what I expected when the job was first done.
The installer did use a garden hose spray the bowl down at the end of installation to expose more of the blue, but there was plenty of white material left behind.
I watched a few installation videos and noticed that they sponged or brushed off the top surface to expose the aggregate, and acid washed.
This did not happen with my installation.
I brush the pool daily and keep the chemistry correct.
It is a chlorine pool using a nature 2 cartridge, about 11,600 gallons.
Question is, is this erosion detrimental, or simply time doing what should have been done at the installation?
What can I do to move this process along?
One other thing I've noticed, the chrome ring around my pool lights are turning brown, hitting them with muriatic acid brings back the chrome look and it does not appear to be pitted or damaged.
I have sent this in an email to DB twice, with photos, no response........
Thanks in advance.