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What would cause a Diamond Brite pool surface that has been recently installed to not adhere to the original plaster surface and start coming up in sheets?
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∙ 15y ago
You say that it did not adhere to the original plaster surface. That being said the proper prep work required when plastering over an existing surface was not done properly. Diamond Brite as well as other exposed aggregate finishes would not come off in sheets unless the applied surface was not properly prepped.
Without knowing the condition of the existing surface I won't be able to tell you weather the finish should have been sandblasted or if it were structually sound enough that a acid wash, pressure wash and bonding coat would have done the trick.
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