Cast Stone pool coping - Staining problems

[birddog]

Sorry, but I need to ask.

If you know it all these negatives about it, Why are you using it?
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Not to sound flippant but that's a silly question. I didn't know how badly it stained until after it was installed. If I'd known beforehand how easily it stained I wouldn't have selected it.

Birddog, welcome to the forum!!

Sounds like what you're getting is th "AQ" coping (precast, 2' white with a nice 2" lip on the front). It will stain, but the stains can usually be removed with bleach (you will be doing the BBB method advocated here ?!?) or comercial cleaners (just don't let the Comet(TM) mix with the pool water or you'll have foaming problems). When I worked for a company in Va, we used the "AQ" almost exclusively, and the staining wasn't bad - we never sealed it but a concrete sealent sounds like a good idea (however, I'm not sure that the sealer wouldn't make the coping VERY slippery- safety first!)
Haze has asked if you have another option, which may be the way to go, but if it isn't - bleach and a little 'elbow grease' should be enough to keep it looking good for years.
Again, welcome to the forum - Waste

Hi waste,

Thanks for the constructive response.

My builder is considering sealing the coping with a stone sealer that's used with travertine and similar porous stone. I'm waiting to here back from him and am doing some research on my own so I'm hoping to have a solution to the problem before the final punch. So far the stone sealer is the only potential solution we've found.