Mineral vinyl liner stains respond best to acid treatments.
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Beware this works great on plaster pools but don t try this to remove stains on a vinyl pool because it could remove the liner pattern.
I added this bottle of metal free the next day as a follow up.
Caused by everything from leaves dirt bugs and berries to algae worms and bodily oils.
I dumped it in the pool and within 5 minutes the stains were completely gone.
These stains normally occur after a long winter or thunderstorm.
To remove the stains try using an ascorbic acid based cleaner or a diphosphoic acid based cleaner.
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Another method for eliminating metal pool stains is to use ph reducer.
Vinyl pool stains need to be removed more gently.
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You can use a long handled stiff brush to get all around your pool.
It is supposed to keep the stains from reattaching to your liner.
Chemical pool stains or uv stains are more tricky to treat and are most likely un treatable.
Try pouring a small amount of chlorine shock right over an organic stain to make it disappear instantly.
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They can occur do to bleaching of the vinyl liner or incorrect ph or chlorine levels.
Pool stain removal starts with identifying the types of stains you re dealing with.
Mineral pool stains are treated with acidic stain removers.
If this didn t remove the stain no worries it is part of the stain removal process.
Vinyl liners can t be drained and acid washed and draining and pressure washing doesn t usually do much.
First i used stain free ascorbic acid to remove a few minor stains from my pool s vinyl liner.
As with other stains you will need to scrub hard to remove the pool stains so performing this in winter is best when access to the pool is easier.
Generally speaking mineral pool stains respond best to a treatment with acids.
Organic pool stains are treated by shocking the pool with a chlorine shock treatment.
If that doesn t work try a stain remover.
Most pool stains fall into 3 main categories.
Doheny s also carries a spray on vinyl cleaner that can be used if your pool is drained.
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