It certainly does work and is far easier to apply and maintain than fibreglass. Preferably choose a non solvent based epoxy with no voc's as this is also environment friendly.
Swimming pool paint companies do not recomment mixing paint types rubber goes back on rubber or epoxy back on epoxy So if you want epoxy, sandblast off the rubber. BTW Silica sand is very toxic and best left to the pros, the paint ain't much to help out the health either. Take special care when painting, Kelly Tech is a good paint source good swimming getapool.com
We went with the ultraguard pool epoxy 6000 about 5 years ago in 2008 with a medium blue color and it still looks great. The prep work was a little work and if someone wasn't there to walk us through it would have been hard, but they helped us. Easiest part was putting the 6000 ultraguard pool epoxy on since it was just like painting your house. One other thing that really helped was the cut in algaecide and chlorine it saved us a good amount of money. We got the 10 year warranty though so we got 5 more years to see if ultraguard pool epoxy is as good as they say. So far it has been a trouble free pool.
Painting poolsI DO NOT recommend Swimming Pool paint for your swimming pool, Swimming pool paint delaminates, peels, flakes, chalks.. etc. At best it will last 3-5 years. I HIGLY Recommend a product called "ArmorGuard". ArmorGuard is a 100% Solid Epoxy Coating, NOT PAINT. ArmorGuard is Certified Green, NON-TOXIC and ODORLESS. ArmorGuard will NEVER peel, flake, or chalk. and is PERMANENT. This is truly the last coating you will ever need. go to www.ecosmartepoxysystems.com for more information or call 1-888-Eco-Epoxy
Epoxy resins are used with aggregate (silica sand) to produce epoxy mortar or epoxy concrete, which is used for structural repairs of concrete.
No, Seal-Krete Epoxy-Seal is an acrylic-epoxy blend. By mixing 2 unlike resins (patio paint and Epoxy-Seal) the hard Epoxy-Seal acrylic-epoxy resins would become weak resulting in a coating failure. No, Seal-Krete Epoxy-Seal is an acrylic-epoxy blend. By mixing 2 unlike resins (patio paint and Epoxy-Seal) the hard Epoxy-Seal acrylic-epoxy resins would become weak resulting in a coating failure.
Best to remove the epoxy first, otherwise you could experience some peeling issues. If you insist on not removing the epoxy, be sure to remove any grease or oil, clean and sand the surface flat so the floor paint has a solid surface to gain a tenacious bond.
Epoxy.
A modified epoxy resin contain substances added to improve the properties.
Have a look at some of the epoxy products.
If your old epoxy is good then you can apply over it, but there are many facts to consider before applying over existing epoxy coating.
Yes, it can.
In most uses, epoxy is stronger.