Swimming Pool Paints: A Buyer’s Guide
There’s nothing like a new coat of paint to freshen up the look and feel of your pool. Whether you need paint because your pool paint is fading, chalking, blistering, or bubbling, or whether this is...
View ArticleHow to Paint a Pool in 5 Easy Steps
In this guide we’ll be getting down to the business of prepping, painting, and accessorizing your pool. To reference information about paint type, pool type, amount of paint to buy, or any other...
View ArticlePool Deck Paint: Rejuvenate Your Pool Deck!
Most people put good effort into keeping the pool in good shape, but they can forget about the deck — and a pool can only look as good as the deck that surrounds it. After a few years of neglect,...
View ArticleProblems with Pool Plaster
“Since pool plaster is composed of natural materials that have certain inherent characteristics, some amount of shading or color variation is a natural occurrence which should not be construed as a...
View ArticleHow to Paint a Mural in Your Pool
Swimming pool murals can make a statement, pledge your allegiance or can be simply whimsical. You (or an artist) can create underwater murals on plastered pools using white pool paint, tinted to any...
View ArticlePool Surface Care: Plaster, Vinyl, Fiberglass
Some people don’t think too much about their pool surface. I suspect these are the same people who don’t notice the dings and scratches on their car’s exterior. But for those of you who DO notice such...
View ArticleSwimming Pool Plaster Options
Gone are the days of plaster only available in white. Today’s plastering companies are offering not only colored additives, but colored aggregates to add visual interest and greater durability. Your...
View ArticleDIY Repairs to Swimming Pool Tile
Pool tile at the waterline is a protective and decorative element on in-ground pools. If your pool tile has begun to crack and crumble, repair it! Pool Tile Repair Materials List: Where to Buy Matching...
View ArticlePool Painting: Design and Technique
Looking for a great way to add some personalization and flair to your pool? How about a brand new coat of paint? Painting gives you the flexibility to make your pool look exactly the way you’ve always...
View ArticleAcid Burned Pool Plaster
Pictures of Pitted Pool Plaster Acid washing a plaster pool is necessary when returning a pool to normal operation, after years of neglect. An acid wash is a purposeful stripping of a thin layer of...
View ArticleStain Removal in a Plaster Pool
If you own a concrete or plaster swimming pool, or are about to become the proud owner of a plaster-surfaced pool, we have some pointers to help you keep it looking like paradise. Plaster pool finishes...
View ArticleSwimming Pool Re-Painting Tips
It is that time of year again, spring has sprung and it is time to repaint your pool. We are here to help you learn everything you need to know about repainting your pool. Let’s start by dispelling a...
View ArticlePainting a Fiberglass Pool
Has your fiberglass pool has lost its original luster, is stained and dirty, or has spider cracks in the gelcoat? Painting a fiberglass pool can be a great DIY pool restoration project. I’ve done it...
View ArticleHow to Prep a Pool for Plaster
Preparing a pool for a re-plaster coat is not something that is ordinarily done by a homeowner. Same thing with plastering a pool, these things are best left to the pros, who understand the art and...
View ArticlePainting Pool Coping
Today’s topic is a perfect spring clean-up topic and came to my attention from our site search data. Visitors to InTheSwim.com were using our site search for pool coping paint. Pool Coping is the top...
View ArticleHow to Fix Swimming Pool Cracks
Cracks in your inground pool? Scary, I know. Cracks in a gunite or concrete pool can conjure up all sorts of fears of much worse things. In most cases, pool cracks do not continue to crack, and can be...
View ArticleBest Time of Year to Paint a Pool
Spring has always been the favored season to re-paint the pool. But recently, we’ve heard from long-time customers that they have found spring weather to be uncooperative in recent years. Wet weather...
View ArticleSwimming Pool Replastering
Plaster pools are the most common type of inground pool in the USA. There comes a point when the plaster starts to get old and pitted. This is due to age and the years of chemicals eating away the...
View ArticleCracking in Concrete Swimming Pools
What causes concrete (gunite or shotcrete) pools to crack? Pool cracks are not usually serious, but are usually what I call crazing or check cracks, just small shrinkage cracks in the plaster. If you...
View ArticleAcid Washing your Pool Safely
Acid washing a plastered, in ground swimming pool is a process that can be done safely by a homeowner, if proper safety precautions are taken. Three general areas of safety must be managed. Safety...
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