IG Vinyl liner pulled out of bead for several feet.

[chuckmason]

Hi guys thanks for the feedback. I ended up buying a commercial grade paint stripper heat gun and it was way overkill, should have bought the small one. I got all four sections of the liner back in and it took roughly 15 minutes.

Had to be very carefull though because it produces a serious amount of heat and could damage the liner. Nice to have any easy end to a very ugly looking problem.

Chuck

[newbie2715]

Wow a paint stripping heat gun. I will have to try that did you do it from inside the pool or above on your stomach?

I had tried a steamer or steam gun and it worked a little but I just couldnt get neough stretch and my pool liner is only 6 years old. I bought the house and was mistakenly told to drain this particular pool Its inground/indoor with a vinyl beaded liner.

Any more info would be great.

Thanks

[newbie2715]

Well,

I took an older shrink tube/Shrink wrap gun. It produces the same amount of heat as say a paint stripping gun.

I worked the entire area with the heat not allowing the gun to warm one spot to quickly or too much.

After about 4 tries I had the thing completely fixed. When we moved into this house the corners were never perfect but now they are.

I should have thought of this myself after trying the blow dryer, and steamer, this is the next logical step.

I used a pair of grip gloves with the rubber coating on the fingertips and palms for extra grip.

Personally I would suggest a partner for this as its pretty difficult to get the liner up and held all the while hammering in a penny or two. I went as far as using a few nickels.

I am going to get it filled and then run some beadsaver product around to replace the change.

[bbb]

Just want to point out that the best time to put your vinyl liner back on the bead is on a sunny, 90 degree day, at around high noon. The entire liner is more pliant at that point, and may be able to get smaller areas back on without any other tools!

Wow a paint stripping heat gun. I will have to try that did you do it from inside the pool or above on your stomach?

Also, to state the (hopefully) obvious, never operate an electric hair dryer or heat gun from inside the pool!