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Old 06-05-2012, 04:49 PM
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Hey all- putting this ? Here where lots of eyeballs can view before getting sent to the bildge...googled it but prefer to hear from guys who

My crew just finished sandblasting a pool and the owners want "the darkest blue possible" spoke to some suppliers around here and they advise against it as it will fade quite rapidly...also 3-4 week delivery. Painted this pool previously with a rubberized pool paint med blue and I'm looking for some options..quick cuz the owner is also the general contractor that I deal with often and well ya no.

What are you guys using and do they offer dark blue?
Cheers pat
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Hey all- putting this ? Here where lots of eyeballs can view before getting sent to the bildge...googled it but prefer to hear from guys who

My crew just finished sandblasting a pool and the owners want "the darkest blue possible" spoke to some suppliers around here and they advise against it as it will fade quite rapidly...also 3-4 week delivery. Painted this pool previously with a rubberized pool paint med blue and I'm looking for some options..quick cuz the owner is also the general contractor that I deal with often and well ya no.

What are you guys using and do they offer dark blue?
Cheers pat
Pebble Tec is very good but pricey and only licensed so one company per area. Diamond-Brite by Southern Grouts and Mortar (SGM) is probably the most popular by volume. Darkest blue can actually be considered a black finish (black appears navy blue after a few months). Both are quality products.
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do it green. algae doesn't show...
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do it green. algae doesn't show...
Derek , do you catch a lot of crotch rot ?
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Having owned a home with in ground pool in Miami I can tell you no paint is gonna hold up,, you need to go with something like Marctite or similiar.
Do it right or youll be doing it again in a few years.
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I'd say 90-95% of my neighbors have pebble-tec. Paint is like having laminate counter tops these days.
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I think I may have read the post wrong.....Nobody paints pools in Florida therefore my answer was based on plastering pools.

I haven't seen a painted pool in 20+ years! They all chalk, cause cloudy water and peel very easily which is why people don't bother doing it anymore.
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Being a boater, I opted for a fiberglass pool.
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Tile it. Period.
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Originally Posted by paintman
Hey all- putting this ? Here where lots of eyeballs can view before getting sent to the bildge...googled it but prefer to hear from guys who

My crew just finished sandblasting a pool and the owners want "the darkest blue possible" spoke to some suppliers around here and they advise against it as it will fade quite rapidly...also 3-4 week delivery. Painted this pool previously with a rubberized pool paint med blue and I'm looking for some options..quick cuz the owner is also the general contractor that I deal with often and well ya no.

What are you guys using and do they offer dark blue?
Cheers pat
crushed blue glass or glass pebbles soppost to work good....

p.s. im not a floridian!

http://www.blueglasspebble.com.au/
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