INSL-X Waterborne, Semi-Gloss Acrylic Pool Paint, Ocean Blue, 1 Gallon

I did a complete pool overhaul on our 30+ year old in-ground concrete pool. As you can see in the pictures, it was in pretty rough shape! I was quoted $12k-15k for a new plaster job, which is not in our budget! So, I decided to paint it. This was my first time painting a pool, and this is my story. We live on the Georgia coast, right at sea level, so our first step before completely draining our pool was to locate the well point. If you live in an area with a high water table, contact the company that installed your in-ground pool and ask them if they installed a well point on your pool and, if so, where is it located. Any pool company worth its weight will pre-install this well point for your pool when they are constructing the pool itself. I connected our old pool pump / service pump to the well point and kept it running 24/7 while the pool was empty. It had a constant trickle of water, accompanied by large gusts of ground water every ~90 seconds. If you don't do this, you risk your pool floating like a ship! Once the pool was drained and pressure washed thoroughly, I rinsed it with muriatic acid, followed by TSP and lots of water. I found several de-laminated spots in the plaster where it was just crumbling or bubbling and coming off in sheets; all of that plaster had to be chipped up and removed to provide a sound surface. We removed a lot of the plaster on the bottom and patched the spots where exposed concrete was visible with a polymer-modified porcelain tile thinset. The rest we just left alone. Once all of the holes were patched, we swept the pool and prepped it for paint. The paint instructions say to apply the paint to a dry surface, so we let our pool dry in the Georgia sun for 2 days straight before painting. We checked the weather forecast to make sure we had at least 3-7 days of weather with no rain. I found that the instructions were correct on this; our paint adhesion got better and better with each passing day. We applied the first coat and let it dry for 4 hours. And despite the paint instructions to NOT apply paint in direct sunlight, we did anyway. It was extremely hot in the Georgia sun, but the paint still went on good and dried good. We applied the second coat -- which by the way goes on easier than the first coat -- and then cleaned up and called it a day. I then carefully pealed up the Frog painters tape off of the tile line. I noticed that the paint acted like it would easily peel off of the pool surface at this point -- like a cheap latex paint -- but I convinced myself that it just needed a lot of "cure time" to adhere to the concrete correctly. And this was correct! After 7 days of curing in the sun, the spots where I thought it would peel was now stuck on like glue and not going anywhere! Also, the 7 days also allowed for the globs of paint that dripped off of the rollers, that I never noticed or would have cleaned up! So long story short, this paint is excellent and I would definitely recommend it and buy it again. Just make sure you do your prep-work and follow up with care and it will look great. For our 18' x 36' pool (roughly 25k gallons), we used 8.5 gallons of "Ocean Blue" waterborne paint to two-coat it. With all supplies (Pool paint, Tiles, thinset, grout, etc.), we probably spent $2k total. INSL-X WR102309A-01 Waterborne, Semi-Gloss Pool Paint, 1 Gallon, Ocean Blue

We painted our water feature in June and it’s been 3 months with the bowl full of water 24/7 and it’s held up great ! No signs of peeling or chipping.. our fountain is 15 years old and we tried everything to clean it so we decided it was time to paint it did some research and happy with our choice

For informational purposes my pool is 8 feet deep, 40 feet long at its longest point, and 18 feet wide at its wideest point. Pros: 1) Faster delivery than the orange Big Box store that I have purchased from in the past. 2) Easy to follow instructions. 3) It's just like painting a wall in your house; and you may have to apply multiple coats in some of the areas of your pool. Cons: 1) It will only last about 1.5 to 2 years before it fades and you lose all color of the paint. 2) It may take less or longer time to fade depending on the area and climate where you live, the amount of chemicals you use to keep your pool clean and clear. 3) Based on repainting my pool three times (with this paint and the same Ocean Blue color) no matter how well you prepare and prep the surface, follow the instructions, etc. you will have fading and bubbling.

Worth the money! Easy to apply with beautiful results! So happy with this purchase! Our gunite pool was included with our home when we purchased it back in 2013. Over time the finish went from a soft aquamarine color to almost white. My husband meticulously cleaned the pool and made repairs before applying paint. I believe we went through about 9 cans of paint. Cheaper than hiring a professional! Be patient and don’t rush the process.

If I could give 0 stars, I would. On April 11th, we began painting our pool—which measures approximately 700 square feet—using two gallons of paint; a full cleaning of the pool had been performed two weeks prior. Unfortunately, we ran out of paint before finishing, so I ordered another gallon to complete the job. We finished painting on Saturday, April 18th. The manufacturer recommends allowing the paint to dry for a minimum of 7 days, but I had planned to let it cure for two weeks because we had applied a second coat to the pool. Regrettably, in the early hours of Sunday, April 26th, there was a light rainfall. This should not have caused any issues whatsoever, as 8 days had already elapsed since painting. Consequently, when I went out that morning to drain the water from the pool, I was shocked to discover small bubbles forming in the areas where the recently fallen rainwater had pooled. I would like a refund, as this paint does not perform effectively—not even when following the manufacturer's own recommendations.

Non compensated review. Amazing product. Incredibly easy to apply and the results are almost too good to believe. Look at the difference in the pictures. Made the pool look like one of those pictures of the Greek Sea from Mikonos - beautiful, brilliant ultramarine. Coverage depends on porosity and pool plastic condition. Diluted Acid etching of pool plaster is a must, mandatory drying time before starting coating (otherwise you WILL have problems) and needs to be rain free drying period for 5 days when you start filling the pool. Use a sock or towel wrapped to the end of a hose to minimize damage when filling using a pool fill line or a hose - this will allow gentle filling of the pool without mechanical friction and abrasion of the pool lining. Apply with a high nap/long nap brush - i do not recommend spraying due to material loss and overspray. This material will almost immediately bond tightly with other surfaces so if you drop, mist, or spill clean it up immediately otherwise you will have a major problem removing it after it drys. Spillage on aggregate deck could not be burned off with propane torch, mechanically wire wheeled off - it required a 3,200PSI pressure washer on the most concentrated setting to slowly, oh so slowly remove. The product is absolutely amazing and makes for incredible results. A 13,000SF pool with 15 year old plaster required two gallons for multiple coats. I would recommend applying this product in the first year of your pool to eliminate etching, corrosion, and it will help tremendously with algae suppression. Paint endger, quality edge cut brush, long handle and high nap roller and disposable paint liners.

I'm going to be honest, my pool was shot after 20 years. So much of the plaster had come up that the water just stayed filthy no matter what (or how much) chemicals you used. Obviously no one was using it in that condition and I did my best to keep it from going full green but it was still cloudy enough that I hadn't seen the bottom in a year! When faced with a $10k-$15k renovaction, I figured I'd try this paint first. If I can delay the full renovation by a year, I'll be happy. You can see how bad the surface was when I emptied it. I had to pressure wash and scrape multiple times before painting. I couldn't scrape the remaining plaster up myself so I did the best I could. As a result, the bottom isn't the smoothest but it sure is white! If this paint holds up even a year under these conditions it'll be a miracle, but it sure looks great now! I put on two coats (separated by one day) and after doing that, inspected it for thin spots and touched up a few, it took two weeks total (I let the final touchups dry 7 days). This paint is really strong so if it comes up prematuraly, it won't be the fault of the paint. I got as much plaster up as I could but just couldn't do any more because more would come up every time I scraped. With this extent of deterioration, it really wasn't a one man job but I did the best I could anyway. I'll update after some time goes by because when I bought this paint, I wondered how long it could possibly last on a pool that was this far gone.

I bought this paint to improve the looks of some flat stone that I had used on the pool and spa stairs. Right after its applied, it looks fantastic - great, glossy blue color. But, be aware that the paint fades slightly after six months. See second photo. My pool gets quite a bit of sun during the day. The "white" tile in the third photo was caused when my chlorine dispenser stayed over the tile for several days and got "bleached."

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My pool is old and needed some TLC so I bought this paint online. I live in Perth Western Australia & I was worried because of our harsh hot climate. After cleaning etc I started with the first coat as per instructions and it applied so easily. The final coat, not watered down was easy to apply too & the result is amazing. I haven’t filled it up yet as I need to wait 5 days. I will add to the review later. I did this myself and saved a lot of money, not bad for a woman who loves to paint. Thank you Amazon and INSL-X Waterborne swimming pool paint. I have filled my pool & it’s been over a month and no problems. It’s like a new pool! I highly recommend this product.