Pool Interior Coatings 

Pool Coatings & Zero-Depth Coatings

The inside of a pool is a different problem than the deck. It's submerged, it's chemically loaded, and on zero-depth entries and kiddie pools it also has to be walkable when wet. We coat pool interiors with immersion-rated systems and, where a floor is getting slip complaints, we add texture in the areas people actually walk.

Pool Coatings Services

• Zero-depth entries and kiddie pools — the most common call we get. A smooth pool floor that's fine at four feet deep is a hazard at two inches. We shot blast the floor to bare concrete and put down a textured, immersion-rated system so parents and small kids can stand up on it.

• Pool shell recoating — stripping and recoating a failed pool paint with a system rated for continuous immersion.

• Wading pools, spas and plunge pools — small-footprint work that still has to be done to spec.

• Slip complaint remediation — if you're getting complaints or incident reports on a specific area, we can add texture to that area without redoing the whole pool.

Why pool interiors need their own products

A pool interior coating sits under water permanently. That rules out most floor coatings, including the ones that work fine on a deck ten feet away. Immersion-rated systems are formulated to handle constant water contact and pool chemistry without blistering, chalking or losing adhesion. We don't put a deck product in a pool shell, and we don't let a general contractor talk us into it.

We also don't coat over a coating we can't identify. If there's an unknown paint in the pool — and there usually is — the safe answer is to shot blast to bare concrete and start over. It's more prep, but it's the difference between a coating that lasts and one that peels off in sheets the first season.

Pool Coating  Process

1. Drain, inspect and test — what's on there now, is it bonded, how much of it is there.

2. Shot blast to bare concrete, or to the profile the system calls for.

3. Repair — cracks, spalls, hollow spots, drain and fitting transitions.

4. Prime with the manufacturer's primer for immersion service.

5. Apply the coating at spec thickness, with texture broadcast where it's needed underfoot.

6. Full cure before fill. Immersion systems need their full cure time, we will not rush this one, and we'll tell you the date up front.

Pool Interior Coating Common Questions

Our kiddie pool is too slippery — can you fix just that?

Yes. That's a texture problem, and it's fixable without touching the rest of the pool.

Can you match our existing color?

Usually close, and in many systems yes. Bring us a chip or let us pull one.

How long before we can fill it?

Longer than a deck — immersion coatings need their full cure. We'll give you the exact date from the data sheet before you schedule anything.

Can you coat over the paint that's in there?

Only if we can identify it and pull-test it clean. Most of the time the right answer is blast to concrete.