All details regarding your swimming pool and outdoor living space should be completed and documented before this step begins. All grout color or tile must be selected, and should you have any special design ideas or requests, these decisions must be finalized at this point.
If your fiberglass or concrete pool is in decent shape, consider painting instead of resurfacing it. Water-blast the old paint off, then spray on a new coat of epoxy paint, such as Nu-Pool), which should last seven to 10 years. Rubber-based or acrylic paint may also be used, but neither is as durable as epoxy paint.
The plaster's plaster coating and/or surface may become less durable over time. Depending on your region, you may need to treat your pool every ten years or more. First, spalling and cracks must be fixed. Then the pool shell needs to be prepped. The prep will remove all plaster and make the surface rougher so that new layers can bond to it. The prep is done with a variety of techniques, including chipping, chemical surface engraving, and sandblasting.