Hi, Those photos really explain why I dislike beaded liners. They can be a real pain, and some never will fit right. You have a couple of options. You can go back here
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=985
and follow Matt's advice. The most important thing in doing it that way is getting the liner aligned perfectly. The seams going end to end must be perfect at both ends. From the pics they look fine but it's hard to tell for sure. With that done you need to get that bottom seem in the same general location, in relation to your side wall, all the way around.
I find many beaded liners to be short at the ends with a lot of excess on the sides. Your best results will come from it being as even as possible. The seam may be up the wall a few inches at both sides and a few inches away at both ends but that's ok. It needs to be centered.
Centering the bottom should leave the bottom smooth and all of the excess to the sides. At this point you can pull the liner over the wall and attach with coping or bring out the shop vac and see how flat you can get those sides.
From what I see in the photo I would unhook the top, align the bottom and then reattach the liner.
You then should have a smooth bottom and can start adding water. Decide at that point weather to go get some coping or bring out the shop vac. If you overlap the liner your tile will look like crap. If you don’t your sides may look like crap. Or it may be a perfect fit and turn out great.
Best of luck, Dennis
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