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Botany

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16. Stuff.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:15 AM
11 hrs ago

Hydrogen peroxide ( H₂O₂ ) paint strippers are eco-friendly, low-odor alternatives to traditional chemical removers (like methylene chloride). Activated by hydrogen peroxide, they effectively break down tough aerospace coatings (polyurethane, epoxy) and household paints without releasing harsh VOCs. They are safe for most metals but should be avoided on magnesium. (A.I. generated)

And didn’t the new blue coatings have some kinds of polyurethane and epoxy in them?

I believe the nano bubblers were good as a preventative but could not handle an algal bloom of
that size. As an ecologist I can definitely say that after Trump fucked with the reflecting pool
he created the perfect conditions for algae be it blue green (Cyanobacteria) or green algae.
The potential for algal growth in that pool was always there being that algal spores are in the
air and that ducks, geese, gulls, and wading birds who use the pool carry algae on their legs and
and bodies from previous bodies of water that they have visited such as the near by Potomac River
and tidal basin.

As per driving on it I have no way of knowing if things had set up and cured.

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