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eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Concrete and Fiberglass Pools
Step1
Repair hairline cracks in concrete pools, according to John Kistler at Sunflower Pool & Spa in Salina, Kansas, with a coat of the proper chlorinated rubber or epoxy swimming pool paint. (See "How to Paint a Swimming Pool" in the Related eHows.) In fiberglass pools, tiny hairline cracks may need no repair; such cracks are merely a sign of inevitable weathering.
Step2
Patch slightly larger cracks with marketed epoxy compound for concrete pools or with fiberglass patch kits for fiberglass pools. Follow the instructions from the manufacturer.
Step3
Hire a pool care professional to repair any cracks in either kind of pool that are wider than 1/8 inch or longer than 1 foot. (Find a qualified pool care professional through your local chamber of commerce, Better Business Bureau or court records - any business with numerous past court cases against it should be avoided.)
Swimming Pool Liners
Step1
Patch rips in a vinyl liner with an inexpensive repair kit from any pool dealership. Just apply the waterproof bonding agent to the vinyl patch material and place it directly over the rip - even underwater. Smooth any air or water bubbles out from under the patch.
Step2
Replace the liner if the damage is bad enough - this will be less costly than a paint job or a fiberglass replacement.
Comments
Bycin said
on 4/25/2008 If the tile border is old and faded out, apply adhesive swimming pool tile borders available on the internet through swimming pool websites, its called Borderlines adhesive swimming pool tile borders that come in different patterns. The borderlines are a peel and stick application and they look great, took me just one afternoon myself, pool looks new again.