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Don’t refill the pool immediately after you apply the last topcoat. After using the last coat of epoxy, most manufacturers recommend letting the pool dry for about five to seven days. After this time, you can refill the pool to finally enjoy its fresh look.

Tile is often used to border a pool's watersline. However, ceramic, porcelain and stone tiles, as well as glass tile, can be placed over any pool surface in any design. Tile is applied over plaster in the same manner as in a bathroom. Thinset is used to glue mats of smaller tiles or individual tiles to the plaster substrate.

Although there are products sold for DIY replastering (www.sider-crete.com is one vendor that sells a kit that covers 60 square feet for $130), most DIY pool plaster products are meant for repairing only small areas. Based on a national average computed by homeadvisor.com, a professional replastering job will cost about $5/sq.ft. for plain plaster, and nearly double that for a polished exposed aggregate plaster.