When you say a pool liner i am assuming you mean a vinyl liner as normally called a liner for short.
Can a vinyl pool liner be painted.
If this can be painted what type of paint would i use.
Premium grade ultra high gloss vinyl for repainting any pool last painted with a vinyl base pain.
If it is mostly cosmetic i d try to live with it or find a sample of the material and use a liner patch adhesive to glue a patch to the area most affected.
A liner replacement is always an option as well.
Dozens of beautiful liner patterns are available and they have become much more tasteful than the original designs that looked very cheap.
If so then no the liner cannot and should not be painted.
For older pool liners this can stress the liner and possibly rip or tear the vinyl when it is reset.
Unfortunately i don t know of any type of paint that would stick to a vinyl liner.
Two paints that provide decent results on the liner of an above ground pool are rubber paint and epoxy paint.
Changing a vinyl liner to a concrete pool.
The vinyl liner is vacuumed into the pool structure for the best fit and finish today s vinyl liners look painted on much like a coating.
Though some pool paints are manufactured solely for use on in ground pools with concrete sides some pool paints can be used to cover vinyl pool liners like those used to keep the water inside most above ground pools.
A vinyl liner swimming pool renovation can include something as simple and straightforward as a liner replacement or it can become more involved and include changing the coping and liner track style repairing the bottom of the pool which is usually vermiculite hard bottom or sand and in some cases concrete.
In most cases leaks in a vinyl pool can be found easily if the water stabilizes at one certain level.
I usually describe the process of converting a vinyl pool to a concrete pool as costing the same as building a new concrete pool plus the cost of removing an old vinyl liner pool.
So yes it s possible that a vinyl liner won t last as long as plaster or gelcoat but the nice thing is that you can give your pool a whole new look for a reasonable cost half of what the other types cost or much less if you install your own vinyl liner not an option with other pool surface types.
The process of changing a vinyl liner to a concrete pool is similar though cheaper compared to building a new pool.
For newer liners with some stretch left this can create wrinkles when the pool is refilled.