Mottling

[Jaimslaw]

I hate to be pessimistic about this acid wash fix but I seriously doubt you will find the post acid wash finish acceptable. The disparity in color and the size of the blotched area is quite substantial.

In any event, should the PB want to see what it looks like with water in it, I would be sure they refill the pool with no more than a few feet of water, if that, as this will be sufficient to gauge if the acid wash eliminated the blotch (ie do not get talked into a complete fill of the pool).

 

[Shock11]

They are saying the acid wash will bring the pool back to the original gray plaster color and they will blend the spot in the deep end. Overall the plaster has lightened quite a bit.


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[Jaimslaw]

Keeping my fingers crossed that the finish can be fixed to your satisfaction.

 

[Shock11]

Pool was drained yesterday and scheduled to be acid washed today. I'll take pics and post them when I get home this afternoon.


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[kimkats]

:: Here is hoping!

Kim

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Any pictures of the plaster without water on it? Have you gone down to the spot to visually inspect it or to feel if there is a difference in surface texture?

Best to document as much of the "damaged" area as possible in the off chance that this escalates into a legal dispute with the PB.


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[onBalance]

Follow Matt's suggestions.

 

[Nursenini]

I really hope this works out for you without a legal dispute!

 

[Shock11]

Here's what it looked like when I got home today:

Guess we will see what it looks like when it's filled and back to normal.



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[Shock11]

Been raining here off and on all day so some spots are wet and some are dry.


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[MarianParoo]

The cloud appears to be still there.

 

[Shock11]

I thought so too. Hopefully it will blend better. There seems to be a lot of dirt down there also.


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[Shock11]

If it's still unacceptable, they'll be doing it again or coming up with another solution.


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[MarianParoo]

Document everything!

 

[bmoreswim]

Any updated pics showing how it looks now? How are you feeling about it?

 

[Shock11]

It looks much better. I'll take and post some pics this weekend.


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[MarianParoo]

We will be anxiously awaiting them! Are you happy?

 

[Shock11]

Here's what it looks like after the acid wash. We actually like the "marbling" look or what other call mottling. We're ok with how it turned out. I think when it's time to refinish we will go with something other than plaster.

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[Shock11]

That's a shot of the deep end. Our whole pool looks like that so it matches.


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[MarianParoo]

Glad you're happy.