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    Hello,.just.wanted.some advice ..I.got.quoted.at $1700 for pool.paint.to repaint my plaster gunite pool. Dimensions are 34.ft long and 16 ft wide..about 4 ft deep in.shallow end and 9 ft deep deep.end. the guy.said something about $190 per kit to mix paint and since I was going to need about 6 kits then that was the price. He said I would need.to apply 5 or 6 coats and epoxy paint would last abut 8 years. What.do.you guys think..just not.sure I can trust these guys giving quotes. I would appreciate any feed back.

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    Why would you paint instead of replaster? Does paint last longer? Reason I ask is that I had mine replastered and tiled a year ago for like $3500. It is about the same size, but only 5 ft deep at the deep end.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fhorta View Post
    What.do.you guys think..just not.sure I can trust these guys giving quotes. I would appreciate any feed back.
    Get multiple quotes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carrdon View Post
    Why would you paint instead of replaster? Does paint last longer? Reason I ask is that I had mine replastered and tiled a year ago for like $3500. It is about the same size, but only 5 ft deep at the deep end.
    I have been thinking about replastering as well -- do they literally jackhammer out the existing plaster and then put new on, or do they layer the new plaster over the existing? I've done some web searches but I'm still not clear on how the process works.
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    I'm in the process of resurfacing my pool as well and here is the info I can offer. Keep in mind I have not had the work done yet so all of this is based on what contractors have told me and what I've found in my own research. First, based on my research you should NOT need 5 or 6 coats of epoxy paint. That type of paint goes on in 1 or 2 coats (depending on the type of paint you get), you could also need a primer coat, depending on the condition of your surface. The retail cost of a gallon of epoxy paint is roughly $100 (roughly $70 for the primer). My pool has similar dimensions but is 36x18, so slightly larger, and I was told I need 10 gallons (and that matches my estimates, based on 150 sq. ft. of coverage from each gallon). You should also keep in mind that the prep is the most important part of painting a pool. For my very old, neglected pool they were going to sand off the old paint then acid wash before painting. I also have a significant crack repair that needs to be done. The price I got for the crack repair, prep and painting was $3800, which I then negotiated down to $3500. I considered doing the painting myself (with friends) and so I also got a quote for the contractor to do the crack repair and prep only and he gave me a price of $800 for that. So I figure the cost for just the painting was $3000 (which includes the paint). I'm not sure what your quote of $1700 includes. Is it just the painting? Is prep included? Are they going to prep it correctly (if not, then you won't be happy with the results)? $1700 seems pretty low and I'd also be skeptical since he said it would take 5 or 6 coats. It doesn't sound like he's planning on using epoxy paint.

    We also considered replastering and I was told by a couple of contractors that it didn't NEED to be replastered. Unless your plaster is failing (coming off in chunks for example) you can either replaster about every 10 yrs or repaint every 5 yrs. Given the cost, I'm going with paint. I'm told the cost of replastering varies greatly, depending on the where you live. The quotes I got for my pool here in the Chicago area were anywhere from $10k to $15k. To answer the question about how it is done, they chip away some plaster just below the tile line so that the new plaster meets up flush with the old tile (obviously if you are retiling then this would be different). They then sandblast the entire pool before replastering.

    I will try to remember to report back after my paint job is done. Right now I'm having the patio around my pool redone and the paint will happen after that is done.
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    Something to keep in mind when painting a pool is that it apparently will tend to chalk off on swimmers feet when it starts to age. Read pooldoc's comments on an old PoolLetter from 2010 here: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...ighlight=chalk


    My gunite pool is starting to look less than perfect and I've decided not to paint because of this. I decided I'd rather have some discoloration than chalking problems - when it gets bad enough (hopefully several years from now) I'll resurface.
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    Good luck on that 'lasting 8 years' thing. But, you're in California, so you might make it.

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    I thought I'd report back, as promised, now that my pool paint job is done. It turned out great! It took one more gallon of primer than the contractor planned for because my pool had been in need of a paint job for so long it was just sucking up the primer as they put it on, but he didn't charge me extra for that. After watching my contractor I can say that this sort of paint job doesn't seem all that difficult, and I might consider doing it myself next time. If anyone needs a recommendation for a contractor for in-ground pool repair and maintenance, I'd be happy to give you my guys info.

    BTW, it occurred to me that the original poster may have misunderstood his contractor when he said 5 or 6 coats. I think maybe he meant 5 or 6 gallons. 5 or 6 coats just seems crazy for any type of paint job and would certainly cost more than $1700, unless he was painting a bathtub.
    18x36 rectangle 20.6K* gal IG painted concrete pool; floater; Pentair Tagelus sand filter; Pentair SuperFlo 1.65HP pump; 12 hrs; gas heater; K2006 Taylor; utility water; summer: none; winter: Haven't gotten to my first winter yet; none; PF:5.8

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    Default Re: repainting pool costs??

    hi, what was name of your contractor who did such a great job on your pool paint job, thanks james.cantorna@franciscanalliance.org

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    The company is called "The Pool Specialist". It is one guy and his 2 helpers. He is very honest and down to earth. He did a nice job no our pool. Here is his web site: http://thepoolspecialistil.com/
    18x36 rectangle 20.6K* gal IG painted concrete pool; floater; Pentair Tagelus sand filter; Pentair SuperFlo 1.65HP pump; 12 hrs; gas heater; K2006 Taylor; utility water; summer: none; winter: Haven't gotten to my first winter yet; none; PF:5.8

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