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Scruffy1

(3,561 posts)
13. So much disinformation.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:44 AM
16 hrs ago

The contractors used the wrong materials for both the primer and the coating. They both lack the flexibility to handle the expansion and contraction caused by temperature changes. The effect of hydrogen peroxide has nothing to do with the primer separating from the top coat. The effect of h2o2 is merely to add oxygen. It wouldn't have much affect on the coating. Neither would driving over it after it was cured. The nano bubblers and h202 worked on blue green algae, but then green algae moved in and it's a lot tougher to control. It's amazing to me that most of the public seems to be clueless about how contracting works. Large coating jobs like nearly every aspect of contracting is based on manufacturers specifications not the contractors. In this botched job the manufacturer it seems no architects or material suppliers were involved. It's been a lot of time since I retired and I'm not up on current prices but Im thinking a price of around $40 per square is at least 3 times what it should be, but I don't have a spec for other work done beside the coating. This whole thing is a classic example of why we follow processes instead of trust contractors.

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the paint is actually a spray on closed cell foam, like a liner rampartd 18 hrs ago #1
The "vandal or vandals" would have needed some kind of scuba gear to go underwater to make that cut .. Botany 17 hrs ago #2
i am sure that there was at least one guy who knew every thing about that pool rampartd 17 hrs ago #4
The pool is only 18-30 inches deep. Why would they need scuba gear? 33taw 16 hrs ago #14
If there was a slit, popsdenver 12 hrs ago #21
Or caused by a motorcade of dozens of Range Rovers. vanlassie 3 hrs ago #29
Saw them spreading some thick blue gunk. Igel 17 hrs ago #3
So lonely bird 14 hrs ago #17
Or been compromised by a number of 10-ton vehicles driving down the center of the pool...n/t the nelm 17 hrs ago #7
No, it is not lonely bird 16 hrs ago #11
Weve seen the "blades" quakerboy 13 hrs ago #18
It couldn't be cut the way they claim obamanut2012 12 hrs ago #22
So they've Dave Id 17 hrs ago #5
Antifa snuck underneath his motorcade to avoid detection as he drove through the pool IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #6
I'm 1,000% SURE that's what happened! lastlib 17 hrs ago #8
Nah. Thats gonna be quality work. quakerboy 13 hrs ago #19
We need to make him personally pay for all this mdbl 17 hrs ago #9
That clip was definately worth the watch! Thank you and Rhiannon for bringing it here! Maeve 17 hrs ago #10
A bubbling pool can't reflect images Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #12
So much disinformation. Scruffy1 16 hrs ago #13
Hydrogen peroxide Whyisthisstillclose 16 hrs ago #15
Stuff. Botany 16 hrs ago #16
I bought my wife a small pick up. BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #20
Sounds like he should have hired DU as the contractor. Wonder Why 11 hrs ago #23
And now the stupid fuckhead is blaming everyone else and getting away with it. Initech 11 hrs ago #24
How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing 'Bubblers' and a Rush Job (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #25
The reporting is really confusing. Let me see if I can get it right. Bluetus 7 hrs ago #27
He needs an excuse for his next big beautiful no-bid contract struggle4progress 8 hrs ago #26
Delamination of incompatible paint on top of a poorly prepared substrate. Aussie105 7 hrs ago #28
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