The existing pebble surface has a lot of mineral deposits on it which changed the surface color to more of a gray color. How do I get the new repair to match the existing surface?
A. You can use a different color of Pebble Repair that better matches the existing surface. Many people use our E-Z Patch 9 in a Blue/Gray color to repair pools that originally were a blue color. B. Another way to match the repair color to the existing surrounding pebble color is to stain the new repair. First do the repair completely using the original pebble color. Allow the new repair to dry for at least 15 minutes. To create a gray stain mixture, mix a small amount of black masonry dye into some white cement. Next add about water to liquid cement bonder/admixture and mix to a runny consistency. Put some water on the older existing pebble surface and then put a small amount of the gray stain that you just mixed up also onto the surface. If the gray stain does not match the mineral deposit color on the old surface, just sparingly add some more black dye to the gray stain mixture and remix. Then test the color to the old pebble surface again until you get a match.
