Why is my fiberglass pool shell fading? This is a common question that fiberglass pool owners may have to understand at some point.
This dulling can start as a white material forming on the walls of the pool and can also make the water appear hazy. The white particulate can also build up in the filter which will require constant cleaning. This can happen to any fiberglass pool because of age, over doing chemical treatments (especially overchlorination) or more commonly, a combination of these issues.
If you see a film of white or greyish-white material on the walls of your pool around the tile line, that's calcium. Calcium can build up and leach into the pool’s gelcoat. As fiberglass pools begin to get older the gelcoat or color will slowly fade to white over time. Calcium scale deposits happen when your water has too much calcium or from hard water. The white metal depostis are typically are there from calcium deposits that have built up over time.
Maintaining a beautiful fiberglass pool means keeping the water in balance by saturating it with the right chemicals and systems to help eliminate the processes that make calcification possible. One such system is the Vibranz fiberglass pool care system.
