pool help

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Ive got a swimming pool to renovate in london soon ,its been painted in the past has anybody got any sand-blasting kit for sale or any tips for me

[garythetiler]

have you though about using a grinder cup wheel for the surface prep ? it will be cheaper than hiring a compressor and sand blasting kit and you can use it on other jobs in the future

[doug boardley]

Ive got a swimming pool to renovate in london soon ,its been painted in the past has anybody got any sand-blasting kit for sale or any tips for me

have you not got one in your Arsenal Gooner? lol

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

thanks gary but with 116 square meters it take me 116 years to cover

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

nice one mate keep taking the mint cake Doug

[whitebeam]

I'd get some one in for the grit blasting

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Ive done a bit of research today on nett and I might buy the kit then hire a compressor that way I can offer this service to my customers in the future for pool renovations

[diamondtiling]

I dont want to come across as being rude matey but have you ever tiled a pool before? is it just paint or a protective coating specifically for the pool? You really need to check on that first before you go at it with a SAND BLASTER, that dust will go everywhere, filters,inlets/outlets, grids, your ears and even into your undies! ardex do a fantastic swimming pool adheshive, its called 5001 i think, give them a call before you take that blaster anywhere, you could end up taking off a lot more than "paint" .

P.S. make sure your public liability insurance is up to date, £5 mill minimum, goodluck

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

dear diamond yes in 30+ years about 2000 pools mainly mosaic ,we already prept pool hall and pool for blasting taping up inlets'skimmers'drains' vacume point; ive paid people to do this in the past and hired the kit and done it myself the paint is a standard water based pool paint so should be no probs. I render /screed also so i can patch up if i need to. I d like to know wot the average tiler knows about pool finishing so when i get time ill ask a few questions on line anyway must pack my van for ireland tommorow

[diamondtiling]

That is a lot of pools matey, in fact one every 5 and a half days for 30 years solid, I have only worked on about 12 over the last 20 years, 4 of which were public authority work, we went like the clappers but there is no way we could do them that fast, well done anyway, you should let us in on your secret for speed

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

yes i think i detect a waft of sarcasm ,optimum word being about said as a guesstimate diamond .:and iv won awards in the swimming pool indus

[smurf21]

2000 blimey i havent swam in that many pools in 40 years let alone tiled em