Hi Goose,

I started to post and say, "it's not that much" but it probably is. Paint & primer alone for a 20x40 (about 1,000 sft) run right at $1,100 at Amazon prices which are fairly good. Add in tools, tarps and a gallon of epoxy cleaner and you're looking at $1200. Pressure washer rental for a day would add another $75. For smaller pools, it would scale down, of course. But it's still a chunk of change.

And, the OP is in Florida, where plastering costs less than in Texas, and WAY less than in Chattanooga.

Sorry about the peeling -- that's pretty consistent with the stories I've heard. I've used epoxy successfully many times, but I've only use Zeron and I've been VERY picky. However, I've heard contractors turn the air blue, talking about it. It's not at all forgiving of shortcuts . . . and they tried to take some.