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In reply to the discussion: Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already... It seems the peroxide loosened t [View all]
FalloutShelter
(14,720 posts)88. I was in the antique restoration and repair business for 20 years
Last edited Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:22 PM - Edit history (1)
and while I did not work on pools or fountains, I did work on objects meant to hold water, as well as objects d'art.
I knew immediately that anyone with any experience at all with sealing and painting concrete would have turned this job down as too risky, and downright impossible.
The tiniest water molecule in the concrete trapped beneath the paint would be enough to begin corrupting the paint bond... now imagine the concrete is over 100years old. It is a sponge. Add HP and stir, and the recipe for disaster is complete.
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Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already... It seems the peroxide loosened t [View all]
riversedge
15 hrs ago
OP
If someone snorted twice my brother would say "that was a two snorter" then they would completely lose it.
twodogsbarking
12 hrs ago
#74
Ive never heard of painting a pool..you do a resurfacing of the pool material
BlueWaveNeverEnd
15 hrs ago
#8
The chunks of blue that are being held up look as if it's a latex paint put on
allegorical oracle
6 hrs ago
#129
there is a finish that is kind of a vinyl or other "plastic" that is installed with flame guns
Kali
5 hrs ago
#134
We need a tipped-over washing machine and a black Suburban SUV on blocks in the front yard.
OMGWTF
13 hrs ago
#55
Throw in one more ring for the circus and have a demolition derby with Tesla cybertrucks versus monster trucks.
state of stupid
12 hrs ago
#85
What in the world can he do to a billion $$ ballroom? Will it collapse or peel in
allegorical oracle
5 hrs ago
#131
Yep! I really want to know just how much he owed his 'pool guys' for work done at his clubs
Attilatheblond
6 hrs ago
#127
One project and multiple problems. Hiring the right people who you vett and their expertise for a start
Deuxcents
15 hrs ago
#16
It certainly was quite in vogue for a time. Such things tend to stick with one.
niyad
2 hrs ago
#141
While amusing because it illustrates Trump's total incompetence & lies, I feel badly this
hlthe2b
15 hrs ago
#22
He's out in the open frequently. Most recently on the lawn on the south side of the WH, but also
hlthe2b
11 hrs ago
#86
Maybe a vandal is throwing crumpled sheets of blue plastic into the pool when nobody is looking?
FakeNoose
12 hrs ago
#76
Maybe it's time for America to "REFLECT" on why it put that stupid son-of-bitch in the White House--twice!
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
14 hrs ago
#27
Maybe Trump shouldn't have driven his presidential limo and motorcade across the freshly painted surface?
sop
14 hrs ago
#35
A perfect metaphor for this administratioin. Take something whichi s fine, say it needs fixing,
c-rational
13 hrs ago
#40
Another Trump disaster. A perfect metaphor for both of his administrations.
ChicagoTeamster
13 hrs ago
#43
"Glly gosh-a-roonie! I guess we now need a $30 million no-bid contract!"
struggle4progress
13 hrs ago
#50
Apparently the pool's stones allowed for water to leach out of the bottom but President Jack Wagon and
Botany
9 hrs ago
#106
The icing on the cake, for me at least, would be to see one photo of chump
Totally Tunsie
13 hrs ago
#61
It's amazing that the clouds over Washington have not moved since the Obama administration.
Blumancru
11 hrs ago
#95
Trump's probably bored with fixing the pool anyway. Onto the $600 million ballroom!
Jim__
12 hrs ago
#80
He'll cover it with huge tarp with The Donald J Trump Not A Reflecting Pool Anymore written on it.
Raftergirl
11 hrs ago
#87
The fact that they don't have a single person competent enough to have known this was exactly what was going to happen
Karasu
10 hrs ago
#104
The Trump administration spent between $13.1 million and $14.7 million
Monsieur_Grumpe
8 hrs ago
#121
The color sucked anyhow. And who would go with a dark color in the heat??
Evolve Dammit
7 hrs ago
#125