Options for Resurfacing Concrete Pool

[PoolDoc]

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.

[TheGoose]

It was my own fault. I looked into the good "paint"...it was expensive. I went cheap and got cheap results. I'm sure if it had been done professionally it would have turned out better. After I got bids to put real plaster in I found out it was going to cost me more money to have the plaster put in due to the peeling paint. I can't remember the details, something about a "bond coat". I don't know if they were fullobull or not. A bunch of guys spent one day with hatchets in the pool and an acid wash (scary). They did the plaster on day 2. I wish I had done the plaster years before. IIRC I spent about $600-800 in paint, but only $2500 for a total replaster by the pros. The painting costs of course didn't include my labor.