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The summer time is over. But it’s never too late to think about pool resurfacing for next year! In fact, perhaps this is the time to get this type of work done, in the off-season, when there are no poolside barbecues to work around.

Not that swimming pool resurfacing has to be a big ol’ project – not if you know what you are doing and also have the right equipment, said equipment being in the form of a do-it-yourself kit, mainly. However if you have not done it yet then try during the spring, or even fall as it’s another great time of the year during which such work could be performed out of the way.

Certainly, commercial pool resurfacing is also an option, too, but there is however no need if you’re willing to provide the muscle and brain-power yourself, resulting in hundreds or even thousands of dollars in savings. The main thing is to think ahead – and in the case of resurfacing the pool, we’re talking twenty to thirty years, typically, if everything’s done correctly (including appropriate year-round maintenance).

Again, much depends on the equipment used – or, to more precise, the correct materials. Many use cheap epoxy paint, but this will only last between two to six years – and then your pool will have to be sandblasted first before any work can be done.

Then there are those people who would substitute regular boat resin and boat gel coating for swimming pool fiberglass resin, mesh, and gel coats, reasoning on the assumption that these compounds are basically one and the same. But what they don’t understand is that one is uniquely formulated to endure in the chlorinated environment of the swimming pool and the other is not. Additionally, resistance to ground water is also an important factor, not to mention potentially severe weather differences due to changing seasons.