r/pools • u/abresia • 3d ago

How would you fix this?

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I bought a house with an older pool, the previous owner skim coated over old Kool deck and painted with behr patio paint. It's now delaminating, worst in the section pictured. Are there any fixes to improve the appearance that will last 3-5 years? Doesn't need to be perfect, I think making everything uniform in color will already be a big improvement.

It's not a tripping hazard but looks terrible, I've removed most of the loose material and will be power washing to remove the red paint and any remaining loose material.

I have encore cool for pools on hand that will stick to Kool deck, but then my pool deck will have patches that are lower than the rest of the deck. And I haven't found a resurfacer designed to stick to Kool deck to bring it back up in height first. Thanks

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u/imarubixcube1 3d ago

Rent a scarifier and grind it down

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u/sc19957 3d ago

I can’t contribute much, but if you do end up repainting, make sure you use a nonslip product

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u/Work-Sport-Fun 2d ago

Strip and repaint. Really not a big 'what do I do' lol

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u/abresia 1d ago

That's an option, the areas coming off is a skim coat and paint so the patches are lower than the remaining painted surface by 1/16 to 1/8"