Recently someone emailed me this question about my stance on fiberglassing pools…

I’ve been reviewing your website www.poolrestoration.com. Why are you so critical about fiberglass resurfacing of swimming pools?

Here was my reply…

“I did fiberglass resurfacing about 20-years ago. I was the largest company in the tri-state area. I did large commercial pools with a chopper gun and hand laid residential pools. My company in 5 short years had to go out of business because of the many problems with this type of application, especially the gel-coat.

It took me years of personal money and my new construction business to try to satisfy these customers and keep my reputation with the BBB and in the pool industry.”

- Ken

December 2008: UltraGuard has launched a new Website for the swimming pool resurfacing industry. We also created this blog/message board to answer all of your questions about Fiberglass Applications. We have seen the failures of Fiberglass Swimming Pool Resurfacing first hand and have spoken to many consumers (most are UltraGuard Clients Now) who have experienced the failure of their fiberglass pool resurfacing. It is important to remember the reason fiberglass swimming pool surfaces fail is because of the gel coat that is placed on top. Gel coats were never intended to be used in a swimming pool application and usually fail within 5-6 years.

If you have tried one of these pool resurfacing solutions and it failed, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

We already have a growing list of people who have told us nightmare stories about fiberglass pool restoration jobs. CLICK HERE to read their stories. Send us your stories! We want to hear from you so that we can start an online community of folks in the same situation.

And remember BEWARE OF GELCOATS! If you want a true DIY solution visit our Website to learn more.