Fixing Wrinkles

I'm going to try to fix a few liner wrinkles towards the top of my water line and just want to make sure I"m doing it right. I have a 24ft A/G with a vinyl liner that overhangs the top(not the beaded type).

I'm going to drain about 1/4 of the water, then take off the top rails and plastic trim that holds the liner in place around the entire pool. I'm just going to pull the liner up a section at a time until the wrinkles are gone, for tougher wrinkles I'm going to use a hose and flow water behind the liner until the wrinkles smooth out. As I remove the wrinkles I'll replace the trim and top rail to the keep it wrinkle free.

Any problems doing it this way? I know I should be using a vacum somewhere in the process but I"m not sure how and am afraid I'll cause more damage.
Thanks for any advice
John

John, sounds like you're going about this the right way:) I'm assuming that the wrinkles are horizontal, not ~ vertical - if they were ~ vertical, you'd have to slide the top of the liner around to get them out. There is no need for a vac with the overlap liners, and in fact I wouldn't use a vac for any liner if you're only lowering 1/4 of the water - as long as you have 6+" of water up the wall, the vacs aren't necessary.

Good luck with getting the liner wrinkle free:cool:

--Ted--

Ted,
Most are horizontal but I do have a few vertical. What do you mean by "slide the top around"? Im figuring I'll have to pull the liner away from the wall anyway and move it around a little.
Thanks
John

Again, you've got it right!:cool: The top of the liner would have to be moved in the direction of the bottom of a ~vertical wrinkle to make it go away - you can't get 'too crazy' with it or you'll cause a wrinkle in the other ~ vertical direction:(

I hope this is enough, if not - just ask:cool:

Just a follow up question, my overlap liner has the black plastic strips that fit over the top of the liner. Should I wait to fix all the wrinkles to put them back or can I put them on as I work out the wrinkles one section at a time.
Thanks
John

I would take it 1 or 2 sections at a time unless you had to have more of it off to work the entire wrinkle.:cool: