I built my pool myself and painted it with epoxy. Steve is awesome and without his help I would not have been successful. My paint seems after one year to be a great job. We will see if I can get 5 or 7 years out of it. I don't know what plaster feels like. I have felt peeble and I can assure you my epoxy paint feels a ton better. Also, my decision to paint was based on budget. We will see how long my paint lasts. Thanks Steve you are Incredible.

Thanks for the video Steve. My concrete pool was built in 1981, I have original pictures from when it was built. Really cool to see how they made the shape/form all out of wood. There was an insane amount of rock when they dug. I see in the original pic, that they painted it from the beginning and the original owner kept repainting time to time. Bought the house back in 2019 and painted it myself for the first time in 2021 but was very careful to follow the instructions. (The weather requirements are tricky, especially being in Montreal lol). I used INSLX Waterborne Semi-Gloss. It faded a little now but ain't too bad. Anyways just wanted to share!

98% of the pools in my area (southwestern ontario) are vinyl liner pools. We don't even have the equipment to do anything but vinyl inground builds. Liners run around 7 to 10 grand. They just don't look as nice as concrete. However a nice black liner does look sharp.

Hi Steve. Thanks for the vids. Any thoughts on water-based epoxy as a sealer applied over an old concrete pool before resurfacing? You typically seed the tacy surface with fine sand to resolve any adhesion issues with subsequent coatings.

Man not everybody has enough money to spend in a pool. I will paint my concrete pool anyday

I’m in the process of building a concrete pool. Is there a DIY plaster you would suggest.

for plaster that is in good condition, but has become very rough, what do you recommend I do? It seems like tearing out the old plaster and replacing it is both wasteful and expensive. The plaster is a sort of blend of quartz sand and plaster I think. Isn't there some plaster product that I can apply as a thin layer to smooth it over?

How about just a new thin coat of plaster like sider Crete? any experience with that? looks to be twice as expensive as painting though

Do you have any videos or advice on adding a sealing agent to a concrete mixer in order to make the concrete more waterproof? Is that a thing in the US? Cuz I’m building a very small “pond” that’s under 2ft deep and I saw someone add a “sealing agent” in powder form to their mix…

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Thank you for the video Steve, I am wondering how can you tell if the swimming pool is concrete or fibre? My pool was painted by the previous owner and the paint got chalking so I have to repaint it, and now I am thinking is it concrete?

I'm dealing with a hybrid pool built in 1972 that's got a concrete bottom and fiberglass walls.. Functionally it's great, good condition and no leaks, but it's ugly due to a crappy and degraded paint job. What would you suggest to resurface it?

Can says “Lasts 7 years”. What they mean is- -The north facing wall it will look good for 8 months. -South facing wall it will look good for 3 weeks. -Look bad for entirety of remaining 7 years on some surfaces. -Completely flake in 20 random spots in 14 months.

Steve in Your opinion if you would build new pool , which type of pool you’d choose or which one is the best.

What about polyurea?

So if the pool has been plastered but it is now old. Can it be painted?

Repaint my small concrete pool...$60.