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I've got a large in-ground pool at my house that presently has a vinyl liner. I would like to rip that liner out this spring and do something different in the pool. The dream would be to tile it, but I think with my kitchen remodel and new floors I'm probably going to be out of money for that size job. The pool was dug by the previous owner and is concrete.

Is there a paint or epoxy that I can coat that concrete with that will replace the vinyl liner? Any of you painters have any experience with something like that?
 
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The issue will be getting the shell to be waterproof; left untreated, concrete can be pretty porous under pressure. I would suggest a good cementitious waterproofing layer before you paint/plaster. I used Laticrete Hydroban on my pool; it's not cheap, around $1/SF, but it works really well and dries hard in a couple of days. You apply it with a roller and a mop-type brush; it takes a while to do the work because you have to work it into the concrete voids, but worth the effort IMO.
 
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Ohio painter said:
I have never painted a pool, but I will reinforce make sure you use a specific pool paint, you will get what you pay for.
I have no idea about the prep, do you know a paint rep that would be willing to look at it?
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Yah man I've got a Sherwin Williams guy here, but we also have several good pool service/supply shops in my town. Maybe I'll start over at one of them. I can't be the first guy tried to do this.
 
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We've used a cementitious product called Thoroseal for a couple of small foundation sealing where there was leakage, did other measures also so not sure if it was the trick but the leakage did stop. It's supposed to go into the concrete and seal it. Might be a good idea to check with Sika, they have a lot of different waterproofing options.
If the concrete is rough maybe look into doing a smooth color coat, trowel 'er on and work it out
Sika Group

PS Love to see one of those horrible turbines on the Sika landing page smack the model on the head.
 
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