If you mix a bit of epoxy with the plaster and work quickly you will have a greater chance of it lasting.
yes you can
First you have to determine if is in fact a painted pool. If it is a plaster pool then usually there is no paint unless it was painted because of age and damaged plaster. You most likely do not want to paint a plaster pool - have it acid washed to clean plaster. Not sure how to determine what type paint. You would have to have the paint chips anaylized to determine if it is a chlorinated base paint or epoxy paint. Ken
yes, but it may change the color slightly. Thin with toluene or xylene preferably, if none on hand, acetone will work in a pinch. not more than 10%.
Heat powdered gypsum to 150 degrees Celcius to form 2CaSO4.H2O (Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate) which is plaster of paris. There are also plenty of substitutes depending on what it is being used for such as latex, epoxy, Sculpey, and much more.
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.
No, there are not different types of plaster of Paris. However, there are different types of plaster. There is plaster of Paris, pottery plaster, Puritan pottery plaster, Cerami-Cal, and Hydrostone.
Gypsum plaster (plaster of Paris) ( CaSO4·½H2O ) A large gypsum deposit at Montmartre in Paris led gypsum plaster to be commonly known as "plaster of Paris"
Epoxy.
A modified epoxy resin contain substances added to improve the properties.
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.