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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGoogle Is Helpful, Even with Peeling Pool Paint
https://www.google.com/search?q=Peeling+pool+paintCheck it out. It's a very common problem, which doesn't surprise me. You paint the bottom of a pool, fill it with water, and little-by-little, the paint starts peeling off in large pieces. That's happening now at the reflecting pool in Washington, DC.
If you read some of the search results, you'll see lots of ideas for how to avoid peeling, but everyone seems to agree that it can happen, no matter what you do.
Maybe the folks Trump hired to paint "his" reflecting pool didn't read much about painting pools. Maybe they're more into garage floor coatings. I don't know. anyhow, the information is out there. Too bad nobody searched Google before doing the job....
lame54
(40,427 posts)But NOBODY corrects Trump
Easier to just do it wrong and blame Biden
Bettie
(19,994 posts)(Although, were they paid the 13 or whatever million or were they paid a small portion of that with the rest going to you-know-who?)
But, for what was spent, you'd think they'd have done whatever one does to avoid this happening.
But, our nation is now trying out "worst and dimmest" rather than "best and brightest"....it's not going well.
RockRaven
(20,049 posts)Considering that it was no-bid and they got paid an order of magnitude more than the initial estimate, they may have taken the "we'll do whatever the customer says, so long as the check clears" attitude.
Klarkashton
(5,505 posts)People on social media about how it wasn't paint but some kind of super advanced coating and it was all good.
Guess they were wrong. hahahahaha
hunter
(40,943 posts)I'm not talking about swimming pool guys, but people with university degrees, professional certifications, and years of experience designing and managing similar water features.
This is a showpiece of the United States Capitol. We could afford the best.