Water Park Wave Pool Clean Up - That Scum Line is Tough!

[@fucksampleclearance2106]

Hey Jason and a good morning to you. What started out as a weird fascination with wave pools has now led me to learning about pool mechanics through online video courses via your YourTube channel. So proud to be part of 'The Team'. 💯 🌊

[@litz13]

Are you going to refinish the wood planks above as well? A nice coat of fresh stain would look really smart... 🤔

[@thepoolguy]

Hmm, I could do that with water in the pool, so I might not do now, but in a couple weeks. I like your idea

[@litz13]

@@thepoolguy 😀👍

[@chase8148]

Look into renting a steam cleaner not a pressure washer but a true steam cleaner if that coating is plastic based it will melt the coating off without hurting the concrete they are amazing for cleaning things just like this.

[@TheClayton306]

Needle scaler??? Might help to knock off the loose stuff. Not sure if it would be to aggressive though 🤔

[@thepoolguy]

Not a bad thought. I might give this a try if i have time.

[@lwilton]

@@thepoolguy I suspect a needle scaler would either go thru the finish and pulverize the concrete behind it, or just pulverize the concrete without much harming the finish. Needle scalers are good for getting heavy rust and slag off of steel for the most part.

[@Meme-nr7ne]

Very cool, good video always enjoy them

[@justinbohn6146]

Best way I found a strip loose paint on A concrete wall is a turbo nozzle (rotating tip) on a good size pressure washer

[@johnnysouth4982]

I use jacks magic ti.e cleaner it dissolves scum without any real scrubbing if you mix it 2ith acid it makes a paste that sticks to the walls had 8 pools for Disney in fla I used to take care of had to scrub scum line every other week

[@donnakawana]

Can't you use a gel coat like we do on our sailboat or maybe even like a fiberglass coating and gel coat over it and then it'll be easier to clean the scum and stuff.. Love Your channel very much ✌🏼💗😊❣️

[@thepoolguy]

we would need a better base surface to get mechanical adhesion

[@NUTTER8291]

Hey there fella Great job as always on that wall I agree what someone said about a really high pressure washer to get that crap off Also I noticed at the end of the video that the bottom coating had the look almost like a spray can eff5 ??? Good luck with that wall .. I think your gonna need it !

[@thepoolguy]

Yes, this product is not the best.

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

We're you using a cupped wire wheel or the one with the bristles on the outside edge on the angle grinder? Surprised it melted the coating. That you could use a orange stripper to break down the finish some then try to wire wheel it after a little bit with the orange stripper. May not work because the orange stripper is very mild but worth a shot

[@thepoolguy]

I used all three of those. The orange stripper didnt even dent it.

[@kellark]

Im thinking your right about the fading because would the acid wash not create some sort of chemical reaction if it was a calcium buildup?

[@Damicske]

Try a "patio" rotary cleaner on the HP washer

[@liltrekkie1994]

Ecofinish is resistant to pretty much every acid on the planet. Its made of polyethylene. Your acid wash isnt going to work sad to say. However, polyethylene is weak to two things, benzene and acetone. It is entirely possible you can use either, or both of these products to remove ecofinish. If that doesnt work, dry ice blasting might be an option too. The extreme cold and abrasiveness should just flake the coating right off. But I would try undiluted benzene and acetone first and scrub like hell.

[@thepoolguy]

WE tried acetone, doesnt affect it as much as we would like.

[@thepoolguy]

Oh... and just remembered, the Eco Finish guys were the ones that told me to try acid washing....

[@TheWittyGeek]

Apparently Xylene works as well, and is sold at home improvement stores, unlike benzene.

[@liltrekkie1994]

@@thepoolguy I wish you luck then! Acid washing did very little on my ecofinish but hopefully yours goes better than mine did.

[@TheWittyGeek]

Try a decent TSP soak before the pressure washer and see if it helps loosen up that flaking stuff.

[@ryandrew8075]

a deck growler would make quick work of that material

[@KeithJewell]

Did you try something like a 3M 9410 or the Clean and Strip XT Pro Extra Cut? I've been consistently impressed with the 3M paint removal disks for taking off thick paint and heavy rust. If I were facing this I'd at least take a shot with one.

[@thepoolguy]

You would be surprised at how much the pad was torn up. WE have these for rust remover, and it didnt do much.

[@LakeNipissing]

You would think it would take several people to do all of this work for such a large pool, and ThePoolGuy proves otherwise. Another thing... with the pool depth being stated as "5 FT 10 IN", it would seem ThePoolGuy is 5 FT 9 IN, if the 'scum line' doesn't lie. LOL

[@JeffStewart78..]

I would use a pressurized steam washer.

[@thepoolguy]

thats sort of the plan

[@angus4202]

needle scaler or handheld restorer/drumsander

[@watomb]

Well next year call a Dry Ice Blasting contractor it should removing paint without damaging the surface. You could talk with them to see if they would prefer to try it first.

[@thepoolguy]

Ive never heard of this, Ill for sure chat with them.

[@NUTTER8291]

I've heard of this Its sometimes used on delicate surfaces as it wont mark the material as some media do

[@watomb]

@@NUTTER8291 another option that we use is walnut shells

[@NUTTER8291]

Might be a little TO aggressive me thinks !!

[@sergiesnipe616]

What if you used high grade professors paint thinner ?? Commercial version .. idk I’m just puttin ideas out …

[@optroncordian7863]

Isn't there something that you can put on ther wall and when that scum line forms, to just discard it? I amd working with an expensive sewer cctv equipment and the parts of it which get the most wear are covered with duct tape or similar. We periodically change the tape and it is like new.

[@NPC-1776]

Wheres this pool at? I think ive been there. Looks like one ive been to in the dells, wisconsin

[@lorenzo42p]

what do the instructions say, can you let the acid wash soak onto the surface longer? maybe it'll do more with more time

[@thepoolguy]

There are no instructions, flying by the seat of my pants.

[@lorenzo42p]

@@thepoolguy the only way to fly :-D

[@Misterwunderfull]

Easy paint remover. “LA Totally Awesome “ Do not dilute. Spray let it sit and pressure wash away the paint! $1.50 a gallon!

[@Chris_In_Texas]

Is the original manufacture still in business? What is the way they say to prep and redo it? Its not your backyard pool plaster is it? 😜👍

[@Mr.BlueAltitute]

What's the brand of the wave pool blower ? How much can one cost ? What's the HP.

[@killer1479]

probably too late but, if you have access to such, would a fuel powered, power washer work best ? especially in the 3200-4000 psi range :o ?

[@deonpotgieter4473]

Acid wash is a really bad idea when you are going to paint it. Try using P16 sand paper discs you can use on the machine you already have and paint with epoxy pool paint and primer

[@thepoolguy]

I didn't want to go with the epoxy this time. When we strip the wall completely, then Ill spend the money on the epoxy kit. In fact, I already bought it, but Im gonna save or send back until next fall.

[@DocNo27]

@@thepoolguy With supply chain issues not looking to get better if you have the product I would keep it! 😉

[@ShoxMG]

How much psi is in the Air Chambers during operation or how much psi does a blower provide?

[@KrakenGuy]

Dry ice blasting maybe?

[@ittheschnellshow9599]

I know you fill the pool up in Time lapse but could you one time make a video of you filling the wave pool and lazy river from start to finish and I can send you the chip that goes in the GoPro if you need it now I need is her address and I will mail to you so you can film it for me

[@lwilton]

I'd never heard of Ecofinish 9since I'm not a pool guy ;-) but looking at their web site I see they claim they are magic. I can't tell for sure if they say that you can refinish over an earlier finish, but I'd sure hope they have a method. Have you decided to not redo the Ecofinish for some reason? (Probably cost?) Looking at their product description, I believe I saw where they said that certain pool chemicals can bleach the finish, and that is likely what you have going on there. They have very specific recommendations for maintaining pool chemistry to make the finish last.

[@thepoolguy]

Cost is prohibitive. Plus, we don't like it. Also, a pool surface to have so many requirements to maintain in a commercial setting... sucks.

[@PepijnHazelhof]

What happens when the pool is just filled over the wave openings and then the waves turns on

[@evileyemcgaming]

is hight pressure washer that would be high enough and PSI that would take that stuff off?

[@thepoolguy]

will only take off surface that failed, which is all i need.

[@moneybankgray]

Hey.

[@teddykgb3865]

0:35 Anybody catch what he said here? "And the only way to get it off, is we have to go into the rdrnrdndrd to do it. And we don't wanna do that."

[@thepoolguy]

Aggregate.

[@teddykgb3865]

@@thepoolguy Thanks bud!

[@elijahtalbot5288]

First hell you I’m in quarantine I wish I could come visit you mate

[@Alejandro-vb2fx]

1:42-1:43, “on a grinder gun” what the hell is a “grinder gun”? I use a grinder quite often but I’ve never in my 30 years heard of that 😂😂

[@thepoolguy]

Well, I put a grinding wheel on a hand drill.... boom, grinding gun 🤣