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my swimming pool is losing part of its plaster in different places, some parts are as big as a large dinner plate. the pool does not leak water, its looks just look gross.
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What you have as a base material is a product called "gunnite" That is a near dry mix of portland cement, hardner, and finely ground strong plastic fibers. That material is then sprayed onto a form and the swimming pool is formed.
So to repair this take a scraper and chisel off every bit that is lose around the holes. The size of a dinner plate will eventually be much larger, about 30 inch dia or so when you get at it with the scraper. So dont be that surprised when this happens.
Next, get some regular Portland cement at Lowes about $8.75 for a 90# bag. Mix that at a ratio of 1:1 with a coarse sand that you can get from any stone quarry. That stuff is cheap, so when you go to the stone quarry take about 5 or 6 of 5 gallon pails and get enough. Probably cost you like $5. for the lot.
DO NOT USE MASONS SAND The strength of repair lies in the larger particules.
Next mix in the hardener. You can buy that at Lowes too about $15 a gallon or so. Also mix in about a one cup of regular latex paint to about 2 gallons of total mix. This latex acts as a "binder" and allows the mix to be troweled onto the wall. Without it troweling will be difficult, if not impossible. Now add water until this mix becomes the consistency of toothpaste.
Next wet down the surface of the damaged spot with water and wait about 15 minutes for it to soak in good. Then take a flat trowel and apply a thin coat of this mix. Rub it good into the surface. Rubbing is important as it impoves the bond.
Trowel it on there until it is say 1/4 inch or about that HIGHER than the pools wall surface. Wait for about 2 hours and let it set up to the point it hardens, but can be scraped with a sharp tool. Then take a sharp piece of steel edge angle iron and scrape that thing dead level. It will shear off just like cutting excess butter from bread.
Dont be alarmed by nicks or gouges that you might make, let it harden overnight and go back next day and made another mix and smooth it out to a very very fine finish as you work that mix on top of the repair.
Paint and no one will ever know this damage was there. This is a permanent repair It will last indefenitely. The cost for the entire pool will be less than $20 im sure assuming you furinish the elbow grease for the job.
What you have as a base material is a product called "gunnite" That is a near dry mix of portland cement, hardner, and finely ground strong plastic fibers. That material is then sprayed onto a form and the swimming pool is formed.
So to repair this take a scraper and chisel off every bit that is lose around the holes. The size of a dinner plate will eventually be much larger, about 30 inch dia or so when you get at it with the scraper. So dont be that surprised when this happens.
Next, get some regular Portland cement at Lowes about $8.75 for a 90# bag. Mix that at a ratio of 1:1 with a coarse sand that you can get from any stone quarry. That stuff is cheap, so when you go to the stone quarry take about 5 or 6 of 5 gallon pails and get enough. Probably cost you like $5. for the lot.
DO NOT USE MASONS SAND The strength of repair lies in the larger particules.
Next mix in the hardener. You can buy that at Lowes too about $15 a gallon or so. Also mix in about a one cup of regular latex paint to about 2 gallons of total mix. This latex acts as a "binder" and allows the mix to be troweled onto the wall. Without it troweling will be difficult, if not impossible. Now add water until this mix becomes the consistency of toothpaste.
Next wet down the surface of the damaged spot with water and wait about 15 minutes for it to soak in good. Then take a flat trowel and apply a thin coat of this mix. Rub it good into the surface. Rubbing is important as it impoves the bond.
Trowel it on there until it is say 1/4 inch or about that HIGHER than the pools wall surface. Wait for about 2 hours and let it set up to the point it hardens, but can be scraped with a sharp tool. Then take a sharp piece of steel edge angle iron and scrape that thing dead level. It will shear off just like cutting excess butter from bread.
Dont be alarmed by nicks or gouges that you might make, let it harden overnight and go back next day and made another mix and smooth it out to a very very fine finish as you work that mix on top of the repair.
Paint and no one will ever know this damage was there. This is a permanent repair It will last indefenitely. The cost for the entire pool will be less than $20 im sure assuming you furinish the elbow grease for the job.
What was the most creative way either you got punished or you punished a child?
Elizabeth
I want anything from grounding to what you do... I want what you did and what did you or the child do to deserve it... Also materials would help. Thanks:)
I want it because i am seeing how creative we are
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My son was 6. He was allowed sweets only on Saturday, was not allowed across the busy road to a store. They were not allowed chewing gum - too many carpet and stuck in the hair disasters. He stole money from my purse and went and got chewing gum, on a Tuesday, then lied for a while before he owned up to taking the money from my purse. I was shocked! OMG my son is a lying, disobedient thief!
I thought about this for a while. It seemed he had done several things wrong, and I wanted a discipline he would remember.
I went to the store and got a big pile of bubble gum. His face lit up when he saw it on his plate at dinner. I said eat it all. He set to with a will, spitting out the chewed up gum on another plate. All different colours. He was pleased with himself for a while and his brother was a bit jealous. But then he had had enough. I said eat them all. After a while he said he felt sick. I said Good! Eat it all. So on he went, sitting there for an hour after dinner was over, until he cried and said he was so sorry and he wouldn't do that again. He got a big cuddle and we talked about how lying and stealing are bad m'kay?
After that, when he seemed aimed in the wrong direction I would take down the plate of spat out gum from the top of a cupboard and show it to him. Remember this? He'd nod and straighten right up.
He's never forgotten this episode, and now laughs when he tells his grown friends about it as if he is proud of his mum.
My son was 6. He was allowed sweets only on Saturday, was not allowed across the busy road to a store. They were not allowed chewing gum - too many carpet and stuck in the hair disasters. He stole money from my purse and went and got chewing gum, on a Tuesday, then lied for a while before he owned up to taking the money from my purse. I was shocked! OMG my son is a lying, disobedient thief!
I thought about this for a while. It seemed he had done several things wrong, and I wanted a discipline he would remember.
I went to the store and got a big pile of bubble gum. His face lit up when he saw it on his plate at dinner. I said eat it all. He set to with a will, spitting out the chewed up gum on another plate. All different colours. He was pleased with himself for a while and his brother was a bit jealous. But then he had had enough. I said eat them all. After a while he said he felt sick. I said Good! Eat it all. So on he went, sitting there for an hour after dinner was over, until he cried and said he was so sorry and he wouldn't do that again. He got a big cuddle and we talked about how lying and stealing are bad m'kay?
After that, when he seemed aimed in the wrong direction I would take down the plate of spat out gum from the top of a cupboard and show it to him. Remember this? He'd nod and straighten right up.
He's never forgotten this episode, and now laughs when he tells his grown friends about it as if he is proud of his mum.
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