Drain the pool using your submersible pump first.
Can you paint a pool without draining it.
Spray the walls of the pool starting at the top of the deep end and working on one strip of the pool wall at a time.
Send a chip of the paint to a pool paint manufacturer if you re not sure what kind it is.
You can only use epoxy pool paint over old epoxy paint and rubber pool paint over old rubber paint.
To paint the pool you ll need to degrease the surface with tsp then acid etch the plaster followed by another washing and scrubbing with tsp.
Spray in long even strokes.
No moisture control needed acrylic pool paint is water based and is applied to a damp pool shell so this completely eliminates the need to drain and dry out the shell for days or even weeks.
Make sure you have a plan in place.
Pour muriatic acid into a plastic pump sprayer.
With this paint you can start painting as soon as the pool is empty prepped and clean.
Gunite swimming pools can be particularly susceptible to surface staining and damage.
River pools and spas.
With the hose turned on the pool begins to fill without stopping until the pool is full.
Both pool paint and pool plaster require that the pool be drained properly and prepared for the new surface.
A professional refinishing and painting process can go a long way in preventing these issues from becoming severe and unsightly.