Repairing/patching deck-o-seal
- Thread starter Piscineiro
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,173
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Not really. Putting more on top will not hold and probably look ugly. If it is only in a few spots you can try scraping out the old in the area and feather on new mastic to the old on the edges.
Surface preparation is 70% of a quality install.
Surface preparation is 70% of a quality install.
Thanks. But would I be inviting future gaps or weak adhesion between the new and old sealant?
Probably not going to take this on before pool closing. Any advantage to filling with sand in the meantime?
Probably not going to take this on before pool closing. Any advantage to filling with sand in the meantime?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,173
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Yes, that is the tradeoff between a patch job and a full redo.
What is putting sand down going to do for you?
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,173
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
If it makes you feel better.To avoid debris from getting in there
Eventually you will need to clean it out when you redo the expansion joint.
Thanks. How long would you expect an installation to last? (Seasonal use only, Northeast, covered in winter.)
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,173
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
10 years or more.
These are shrinkage gaps due to sloppy application. I don't think this is serious and if you want to try and fill the gap then get some mastic and scrape it around the gaps to seal it. Clean around the surface the best you can before applying. It may not look great but it will fill the holes.
