Epoxy instead of plaster?

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Our pool has needed to be replastetrd since we bought the house 3yrs ago, but it's purely cosmetic so far & not leaking, so we keep putting it off.

Good friend owns a home remodeling company & is wanting to branch out into pools. He mentioned wanting to look into getting his start on my pool. Of course we would put together a legal contract stating who's responsible for what and his liabilities and so forth.

My question is he recently told me he's looking at Pool epoxy instead of plaster.....is this a thing? The quote I received on my pool was chip back any failing plaster, float it with a bonding agent and then plaster. How does that work with epoxy?

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Just got a clarification email from him

He's not referring to the paint on epoxy. He's a certified rep/installer for Diamond Coat, mainly used for floors and counter tops and really cool honestly. Apparently they are coming out with a product that can be used on vertical surfaces.
 
Where abouts are you located?

I know nothing of that product but I would make sure you are certain that it will withstand being continuously submerged, is resistant to UV light, and has a proven track record of withstanding typical pool chemistry.

This doesn't have anything to do with anything but I'm rather proud of this top secret technique for the drain covers

 
BigEinAZ said:
I can see all kinds of ways this could go wrong . . . Never mix friendships and business.
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This of course was my first apprehension

swimcmp said:
Make sure the Diamond coat product can be used under water. The Aquabrite system would be a possibility also
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That's my number one concern, what happens when exposed to all the chemicals, plus the fact that I believe it will essentially be permananent.

bdavis466 said:
Where abouts are you located?

I know nothing of that product but I would make sure you are certain that it will withstand being continuously submerged, is resistant to UV light, and has a proven track record of withstanding typical pool chemistry.

This doesn't have anything to do with anything but I'm rather proud of this top secret technique for the drain covers

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That's a pretty awesome drain cover for sure.

Located in Houston, TX. Plaster is fading, cracked and in the spa actually chipping. It was replastered several years ago after a tree fell across it and apparently wasn't done correctly.

I've had 2 quotes for replastering and just haven't been very excited about spending the money
 

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I just wish they'd make drain covers flush with the pool surface. My suction cleaner always gets hung up on the covers.
 
What you would have installed for a flat main drain is the A&A AVSC Channel Drain. This link is actually to the Pebble top cover (or Aquabrite) which attaches to the A&A drain. One of my PB's showed this as an option. I mistakenly didn't have my chosen PB use it. It is flat and allows for large debris (leaves) to get drawn in. How well? I don't know for sure, but the openings are huge compared to any other type of main drain cover.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55257138e4b0c26feadbc8ce/t/55427f6ce4b03d711b27772e/1430421356069/AA-CPTDC+Brochure.pdf
 
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