The sock acts as a barrier so I don't think you will have to worry about staining. Try a thin nylon sock. In the video I held it over the stain for about 5 minutes and I noticed good results. I think it will also fade more over time. Yes, the chlorine will eat up the ascorbic acid rendering it useless. Let me know if removes the staining.
Once you get the metal stain off the surface, you need to eliminate the metal from the water with CuLator Metal Eliminator and Stain Preventer so that the stain doesn't return. The acid dissolves the metal into the water, but you need to get those metals out because they don't get caught by the filter. Great video!
I am planning to film a Fiberglass pool with some a large rust stain using ascorbic acid (Vitamin C soon. I also heard that Citric Acid works well. The Dry Acid I use works well and doesn't mess up the chemistry if the pool water. I should have it filmed and posted in a few weeks. Thanks for the tip - others can benefit from it.
I am watching this video because my pool has speckled rust stains from BBs!!! Just heard you mention it at the end. Took me a while to figure out what was goin on in my pool! I hope this works!
You would have a more focusssed treatment if you poured your dry powder into a PVC tube right on top of the stain..... Just a suggestion.... I find it works well.
Thanks! I saw the video after I posted that. I actually tried ascorbic acid but was never told my chlorine level needed to be zero, which explains why it didn't do jack. I will try vitamin C tablets. The rust stains are bigger then a tablet and located at the 10' deep end, so I assume packing them in a sock is best? How long do you usually hold it down with a sock, and can it cause damage if held for too long? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I'm just exited to finally remove these stains
Hmm. I would test a small area with the dry acid in a sock first. It would be good if you can go down in the pool and apply it so if it looks like it is bleaching the plaster you can pull it off quickly. It is worth a shot, a slight discoloration vs a rust stain may be the better of two evils. The best way is to drain the pool and acid wash it but for one stain that may be impractical.
No. it will burn the vinyl. Try using a rust removing product from your local hardware store on a rag and rub it in a small area to test it. It might work on the vinyl liner since it is basically a piece of plastic. The dry acid is too strong.
I tried citric acid and it didn't do a thing to the rust stains I have (at least for a fiberglass pool). I was told there's nothing I can do to remove the stains (which I don't believe). I'm curious about using Vitamin C and would love to see a video on this. I appreciate all the videos you make... your videos on the polaris 360 have been a tremendous help to me. Thank you.
My 3 year old threw a bolt in my fiberglass pool and I didn't notice till it was too late. The polaris moved it around so there's rust stains everywhere in the deep end. I've tried so many ways to remove them, nothing has worked! One method created a huge white spot, didn't remove any rust. Please let me know if there's a way that really works to remove rust? So honestly, should I really try this? Or is it going to be another wasted purchase to add to my massive collection of "stain removals"?
Thanks for the video. I have a plaster pool with a new rust stain on the wall just below the skimmer. I have tried brushing with a chlorine tab, a stain stick, & a quart of Jacks Blue for stains but it is still there. Will this method work on the sidewall? Thanks.
you are the best teacher ever thanx vor the pool information because people were building on our house and they dropped a copper pipe and nails in the pool PS.i am 13 years old and i am surposed to clean our pool ps.its an indoor heated pool thanx Pieter
I was pumping my pool and didn't realize the submersible pump I used had a cast iron base. So as I was pumping for 6 hours it made a rust stain where the footing of the pump was. I have an salt water in ground pebble tec pool. Can I use this acid dry powder on top of stain directly like you did in this video? And you said you used steel brush? Please help.
I really enjoy your videos... my rust stain came from the rebar when we remodel pool with pebble tec... will this technique work or will rust come back
what would a service fee be to charge for spot removals. i would like to incorporate this service to my customers but don't want to undersell the pool tech business. it is getting too competitive due to unskilled ,uncertified, experienced laborers.
My pool is layered with diamond brite and has stains scattered around the pool, will this method work on that without taking off the little pebbles and is there a way to put the sequesterent all around the pool?
The only way to to do the complete pool is with Ascorbic Acid or Natural Chemistry Stain Free. You might want to call Natural Chemistry to ask about you pool surface type as they would know for sure if the product is safe for use. Their product is a bit weaker then pure ascorbic acid and I would probably lean towards that product in your case. Natural Chemistry 800-753-1233 Ascorbic Acid Treatment for Removing Stains in Your Pool: ruclips.net/video/9kgyASHiiAw/видео.html
You can use a gas powered pressure washer holding the wond 2 to 3 feet right over the stain . Gone without harmful chemicals. Stay as far away from the pool surface as need use as little pressure as needed then clean the entire pool from the most center point aim at the walls and floor.
I would just try the Ascorbic Acid first. I have seen 1lb bags online for around $25.00. I am a little leery about dropping $80 on a product - is there gold dust mixed in there or what -geez that is expensive stuff.
Yeah, there's something in there! My PH is off the charts now... way too high! Was perfect prior to adding this stuff and I use the neutral chlorine granules? I'll keep you updated as it said after 2 weeks the stains should be completely removed. Also said because I have a DE filter no sequestering agent is needed afterwards?
I have brown rust looking stains from fertilizer pellets that have landed in the pool and sunk to the bottom. Then they create a brown stain. How can I remove them?
Should work fine - this product also works really well: www.amazon.com/StainEraser-11001-Pool-Stain-Eraser/dp/B009Q0ZKTQ?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B009Q0ZKTQ&linkCode=w00&linkId=DDTANQ26W2VUB35P&ref_=as_sl_pc_tf_til&tag=swimmingpooll-20 You can also try vitamin C in a sock.
Want to thank you and let you know the vitamin C tablets work! I went through a huge bottle, crushing a handful in a thin sock & holding it down with my pole until they dissolved. So far it removed the largest stains by 50%, but given the size & amount of stains I have this process will take for ever. So I went to buy ascorbic acid & the pool guy told me "Ultimate Scale & Stain Remover" will work much better. Wondering if you ever tried this stuff because it cost me $80 & now I'm a little leery?
Sounds a bit like fertilizer pellets to me. You can try turning off your pool and pouring two bottles of HASA Super Stain out directly over the spots. This has yielded me some good results. It may also do nothing. That is just the nature of the stain out products. If it more organic in nature that the tri-chlor tablets will remove it no problem and won't damage the plaster. Could be a mustard type of algae that is very aggressive. Sometimes it doesn't brush off well and looks like a stain.
if you have any vitamin C tablets in your medicine cabinet drop one on the spot and hold it down with the pool pole. You should see some results. If so then you can probably invest in 1 lb of ascorbic acid. If you watch the vitamin c video the chlorine needs to be near zero to be effective. For the tablet it doesnt matter.
Hi I've got some sort of dark green spots at the bottom of my pool and I've tried your solution and it kind of cleared them, but they still persist.. any idea or solution that I can utilize? btw, i saw somewhere that you're located in SoCal, is that correct? How can I directly contact you?
Hi, thank you for replying.. your videos are extremely useful !!!..it's just so nice that you take the time to do them. I live in Chino Hills..I guess close enough.. I just moved into this house and it's the 1st time I have to deal with the maintenance of a pool and it's being quite an adventure. Anyway, would you be interested in coming over to my house and looking at the issue I explained in my previous post? thank you @
Leonel Barradas I'd have to check my schedule but I am pretty booked up this week. I have a friend who is an excellent pool guy that I can refer to you. He can stop by and see what is going on and give you some recommendations.Thanks.
Vitamin c tablets placed in a pair of womens nylons or something similar and then rubbing on the stain acts like a magic eraser to this. Especially on a vinyl liner where you can't brush very hard. Just check your chemicals after because it will lower your PH a little and eat some of the chlorine, but it shouldn't be anything drastic.
is it just me or was the rust stain still there after he treated it and said it was gone?
The sock acts as a barrier so I don't think you will have to worry about staining. Try a thin nylon sock. In the video I held it over the stain for about 5 minutes and I noticed good results. I think it will also fade more over time. Yes, the chlorine will eat up the ascorbic acid rendering it useless. Let me know if removes the staining.
Once you get the metal stain off the surface, you need to eliminate the metal from the water with CuLator Metal Eliminator and Stain Preventer so that the stain doesn't return. The acid dissolves the metal into the water, but you need to get those metals out because they don't get caught by the filter. Great video!
I am planning to film a Fiberglass pool with some a large rust stain using ascorbic acid (Vitamin C soon. I also heard that Citric Acid works well. The Dry Acid I use works well and doesn't mess up the chemistry if the pool water. I should have it filmed and posted in a few weeks. Thanks for the tip - others can benefit from it.
I am watching this video because my pool has speckled rust stains from BBs!!! Just heard you mention it at the end.
Took me a while to figure out what was goin on in my pool! I hope this works!
A vitamin C tablet will work great also.
Just drop it over the stains? Rust ? @@SPL
You would have a more focusssed treatment if you poured your dry powder into a PVC tube right on top of the stain..... Just a suggestion.... I find it works well.
Thank you, great idea.
@@dwaynegreen1786 yo Dwayne
Thanks! I saw the video after I posted that. I actually tried ascorbic acid but was never told my chlorine level needed to be zero, which explains why it didn't do jack. I will try vitamin C tablets. The rust stains are bigger then a tablet and located at the 10' deep end, so I assume packing them in a sock is best? How long do you usually hold it down with a sock, and can it cause damage if held for too long? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I'm just exited to finally remove these stains
Hmm. I would test a small area with the dry acid in a sock first. It would be good if you can go down in the pool and apply it so if it looks like it is bleaching the plaster you can pull it off quickly. It is worth a shot, a slight discoloration vs a rust stain may be the better of two evils. The best way is to drain the pool and acid wash it but for one stain that may be impractical.
No. it will burn the vinyl. Try using a rust removing product from your local hardware store on a rag and rub it in a small area to test it. It might work on the vinyl liner since it is basically a piece of plastic. The dry acid is too strong.
I tried citric acid and it didn't do a thing to the rust stains I have (at least for a fiberglass pool). I was told there's nothing I can do to remove the stains (which I don't believe). I'm curious about using Vitamin C and would love to see a video on this.
I appreciate all the videos you make... your videos on the polaris 360 have been a tremendous help to me. Thank you.
I am sure you will do a superb job. You sound like a very intelligent young man. Thanks for the nice comment.
My 3 year old threw a bolt in my fiberglass pool and I didn't notice till it was too late. The polaris moved it around so there's rust stains everywhere in the deep end. I've tried so many ways to remove them, nothing has worked! One method created a huge white spot, didn't remove any rust.
Please let me know if there's a way that really works to remove rust?
So honestly, should I really try this? Or is it going to be another wasted purchase to add to my massive collection of "stain removals"?
Thanks for the video. I have a plaster pool with a new rust stain on the wall just below the skimmer. I have tried brushing with a chlorine tab, a stain stick, & a quart of Jacks Blue for stains but it is still there. Will this method work on the sidewall? Thanks.
Try rubbing it with a vitamin C tablet.
Thank you for the tip on removing stains. Will this method work for an in-ground, saltwater pool with a vinyl liner?
It might. But a Vitamin C tablet may work better.
you are the best teacher ever
thanx vor the pool information because people were building on our house and they dropped a copper pipe and nails in the pool
PS.i am 13 years old and i am surposed to clean our pool
ps.its an indoor heated pool
thanx Pieter
I really have appreciated your videos over the years, you have really helped me out of some frustrating situations. Thanks
I was pumping my pool and didn't realize the submersible pump I used had a cast iron base. So as I was pumping for 6 hours it made a rust stain where the footing of the pump was. I have an salt water in ground pebble tec pool. Can I use this acid dry powder on top of stain directly like you did in this video? And you said you used steel brush? Please help.
Try some vitamin C tablets first on the spots.
Will the be safe for a fiberglass pool as well?
I really enjoy your videos... my rust stain came from the rebar when we remodel pool with pebble tec... will this technique work or will rust come back
It will probably come back. They will need to drain and cut that section out.
what would a service fee be to charge for spot removals. i would like to incorporate this service to my customers but don't want to undersell the pool tech business. it is getting too competitive due to unskilled ,uncertified, experienced laborers.
It needs to be a service … my point guys are not doing it right
My pool is layered with diamond brite and has stains scattered around the pool, will this method work on that without taking off the little pebbles and is there a way to put the sequesterent all around the pool?
The only way to to do the complete pool is with Ascorbic Acid or Natural Chemistry Stain Free. You might want to call Natural Chemistry to ask about you pool surface type as they would know for sure if the product is safe for use. Their product is a bit weaker then pure ascorbic acid and I would probably lean towards that product in your case. Natural Chemistry 800-753-1233
Ascorbic Acid Treatment for Removing Stains in Your Pool: ruclips.net/video/9kgyASHiiAw/видео.html
How long do we have to wait to swim after using the acid?
3 hours
You can use a gas powered pressure washer holding the wond 2 to 3 feet right over the stain . Gone without harmful chemicals. Stay as far away from the pool surface as need use as little pressure as needed then clean the entire pool from the most center point aim at the walls and floor.
Am I blind? I didn’t change at all?
I would just try the Ascorbic Acid first. I have seen 1lb bags online for around $25.00. I am a little leery about dropping $80 on a product - is there gold dust mixed in there or what -geez that is expensive stuff.
Thanks again for this excellent video!!!
Yeah, there's something in there! My PH is off the charts now... way too high! Was perfect prior to adding this stuff and I use the neutral chlorine granules? I'll keep you updated as it said after 2 weeks the stains should be completely removed. Also said because I have a DE filter no sequestering agent is needed afterwards?
I have brown rust looking stains from fertilizer pellets that have landed in the pool and sunk to the bottom. Then they create a brown stain. How can I remove them?
Try a vitamin C tablet on them. That usually works.
@@SPL Really? Wow, I will try it!
will this method work on pebble finish ?
Should work fine - this product also works really well: www.amazon.com/StainEraser-11001-Pool-Stain-Eraser/dp/B009Q0ZKTQ?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B009Q0ZKTQ&linkCode=w00&linkId=DDTANQ26W2VUB35P&ref_=as_sl_pc_tf_til&tag=swimmingpooll-20
You can also try vitamin C in a sock.
wow ! Thank you so much .
how do i contact you ? your message box is not working
Through my website or you can email me at swimmingpoollearning@gmail.com.
Sir, I'm working in the swimming pool. LG is not going to chlorine PH both are equally brushing also come on the second day
Want to thank you and let you know the vitamin C tablets work! I went through a huge bottle, crushing a handful in a thin sock & holding it down with my pole until they dissolved. So far it removed the largest stains by 50%, but given the size & amount of stains I have this process will take for ever. So I went to buy ascorbic acid & the pool guy told me "Ultimate Scale & Stain Remover" will work much better. Wondering if you ever tried this stuff because it cost me $80 & now I'm a little leery?
Did it work?
Sounds a bit like fertilizer pellets to me. You can try turning off your pool and pouring two bottles of HASA Super Stain out directly over the spots. This has yielded me some good results. It may also do nothing. That is just the nature of the stain out products.
If it more organic in nature that the tri-chlor tablets will remove it no problem and won't damage the plaster. Could be a mustard type of algae that is very aggressive. Sometimes it doesn't brush off well and looks like a stain.
if you have any vitamin C tablets in your medicine cabinet drop one on the spot and hold it down with the pool pole. You should see some results. If so then you can probably invest in 1 lb of ascorbic acid. If you watch the vitamin c video the chlorine needs to be near zero to be effective. For the tablet it doesnt matter.
Can you do a video on how to repair rebar rust stains?
That is a bit harder. Usually a pool is drained and the plaster around it is dug up and the rebar is cut off. Then a plaster patch is applied.
Can you use a 3 inch pipe to broadcast it?
You can pour it down a pipe if you need to.
@@SPL do you have a video that shows how to do it in a pipe
Does this work for fiberglass also?
For Fiberglass I would use Ascorbic acid - works really well.
I just tried this on rust stains from an old wire brush bristles that fell into the pool. It would not work.
+Daniel Oconnell Try this one:
Stain Eraser 11001 - The Pool Stain
Eraser: ruclips.net/video/r_Ao5mIbVz8/видео.html
Wet dry vinyl sand paper
Cheapest way
Or diamond pad and duck tape
And you can use and use again
Save your $$$
😉
Like a buffing square?
Thanks!
I have staining on my side walls my deep end is 10ft how do I clean this up my pool has 17000 gallons of water in it
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If it is a plaster pool the best way to clean that is with a drain and an acid wash.
@@SPL of is in ground I think they call it Masonite coating
Hi I've got some sort of dark green spots at the bottom of my pool and I've tried your solution and it kind of cleared them, but they still persist.. any idea or solution that I can utilize? btw, i saw somewhere that you're located in SoCal, is that correct? How can I directly contact you?
I live in the Pomona/Claremont area of So Cal. Where are you located? I know a few pool guys in other areas as well.
Hi, thank you for replying.. your videos are extremely useful !!!..it's just so nice that you take the time to do them. I live in Chino Hills..I guess close enough.. I just moved into this house and it's the 1st time I have to deal with the maintenance of a pool and it's being quite an adventure. Anyway, would you be interested in coming over to my house and looking at the issue I explained in my previous post? thank you @
Leonel Barradas I'd have to check my schedule but I am pretty booked up this week. I have a friend who is an excellent pool guy that I can refer to you. He can stop by and see what is going on and give you some recommendations.Thanks.
Yeah, we can do that ! would you be able to give me his contact info? thank you.
Leonel Barradas I sent you a PM on RUclips with his contact info
I would suggest using a vitamin C tablet for something so small. It’s a 2 minute job.
Yes, that will work perfectly too. 👍
Vitamin c tablets placed in a pair of womens nylons or something similar and then rubbing on the stain acts like a magic eraser to this. Especially on a vinyl liner where you can't brush very hard.
Just check your chemicals after because it will lower your PH a little and eat some of the chlorine, but it shouldn't be anything drastic.
I will try this soon and report back😃
They sold me liquid acid and a pvc pipe - so hope that works too
Yes, that will work.