New Guy here. Got some questions.

[justintime_3]

Ok seeing how I still cannot be admitted to the big kids forum I will ask my questions here. Who has the best deals on liners and what mil should I order?

Okay that was a little sarcastic. Sorry! Just wanting to get this thing done.

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So I got the whole pool uncovered and cleaned out today and it is really not as bad as I had anticipated. I will get pics up shortly. I believe it is a concrete bottom with steel walls. I have a couple places where the plaster is flaking off of the bottom and some of the seams look like a very good posibillity of leaking. I think I am going to go ahead and do a little plaster work as I have done tile work and brick work so I have the basic concept of it down. I will first scrape all of the old stuff off and get to a good starting point. Then do a good epoxy paint job and call it good. Let me know if anyone has any input, constructive or not. Thanks


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[BigDave]

Was the pool built as a vinyl liner pool - if so, you should probably find a liner / installer. I know that many vinyl liner pools are built with steel walls and concrete / vermiculite bottoms but I'm not aware of a steel side pool without a liner.

[justintime_3]

Pool was built as a concrete floor and fiberglass or steel sides. Doesnt look to have had a liner ever installed. No vermiculite either. Just concrete bottom.

[BigDave]

Learn something new every day. Thanks!

[justintime_3]

So on to the next question? When I pressure wash the bottom if I try real hard I can get down to the concrete. Should I pressure wash it that hard. I am using a 2000 psi pressure washer. Just wonderingif I am doing more damage by taking it all the way down to concrete. There is about 3-4 layers of paint. Let me know Thanks

[PoolDoc]

I can't give you a direct answer to that -- there's some on-site judgement involved. What I can tell you to keep in mind, is that if you are refinishing, your new surface is only as good as what it's attached to -- and often, old paint is not the best thing for that!