When a pool is being either initially or re-plastered.........is the plaster like "comes in a bucket premixed"....or is it mixed with the different things on site as it is needed? Talking plain white plaster here.
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- Thread starter woodyp
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Woody,
Mixed by a special truck on site and it is shot on the walls similar to gunite..
Jim R
Mixed by a special truck on site and it is shot on the walls similar to gunite..
Jim R
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- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Every plaster mix is a custom mix which is why there is so much variation between jobs.
Even plain white plaster can have issues turning blotchy and gray spots.
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Even plain white plaster can have issues turning blotchy and gray spots.
Plaster Installation and Maintenance - Further Reading
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How White Pool Plaster Turns Blotchy
This experiment below explains how white pool plaster can become blotchy gray, and also have white areas mixed into the gray areas. Both white pool plaster coupons below have been in water for one year. Sometimes the water was slightly aggressive (negative CSI), and sometimes the water was...
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How White Pool Plaster Can Turn Gray
One would think that when mixing white cement with white limestone aggregate, the final pool plaster product would always be white. But that is not always the case. Unfortunately, white pool plaster sometimes turns gray (or grey) either immediately or a few months after the pool is filled with...
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