I recently had my pool deck installed with a stamped colored concrete border around the pool and then brushed concrete for the pool deck. So the stamped powder release they use to darken the stamped concrete has stained the perimeter of my fiberglass pool around the top of the walls (almost like a ring around the water line). Has this happened to anyone else or anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Some sort of pool cleaner that helps or something non-abrasive that won’t affect the gel-coat, but will remove the stains? Thanks!
Concrete and concrete stamped release stuck/stained Fiberglass Pool
- Thread starter Kkeebler7
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,651
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
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Try Magic Eraser. Do it first in a less conspicuous area. It should not scratch the gelcoat.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
Try Magic Eraser. Do it first in a less conspicuous area. It should not scratch the gelcoat.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
I will definitely try the magic eraser. Yea some of the stains are dried film of the concrete where other marks are droplets of the concrete that is now adhesive to the fiberglass. Any tool or mechanism that could be used as a scrubbrush/scraper to release these hardened spots without affecting the integrity of the gel coat?
- May 3, 2014
- 62,651
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Concrete will dissolve with acid. Try diluting some muriatic acid to 5 or 6 to 1 with water and spraying or sponging that on the concrete.
Be sure to wear eye protection when using acid.
Be sure to wear eye protection when using acid.
We have used a magic eraser to clean the grime and pampered chef scraper to remove what was still adhered.
can you update? really interested in the results.
and the result? is it really "magic" or we should opt for something else? thanks
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