Over the years, I have had customers ask me why I was so critical of fiberglass pool restorations. In the late eighties I formed two corporations, one that would do new construction with a fiberglass membrane and the other and the other that would do fiberglass restoration of older residential pools. I used a chopper gun to spray the fiberglass on large commercial pools and a hand laid application for residential pools. In five or six short years I had so many failures that I had to go out of business. I did not go bankrupt. I used my personal funds to fix these pools and give refunds to others. By doing this I kept my good name with the Better Business Bureau, and my previous customers. Court records show I have no lawsuits or judgments against me or any of my companies. I have been a pool contractor for the past 49 years. I believe this is unique in the pool industry today and it is a fact of which I am very proud.

Fiberglass has a history of early failures by professionals. Many of these contractors went out of business because they could not stand behind the warranties they offered. How in the world do you expect the homeowner, even with good instructions, have a successful application.

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If you feel you must fiberglass your pool, I would recommend a chopper gun application, not a hand laid. Your contractor will be able to give you a far thicker glass and a thicker application of gel coat. With this type of application you should receive a 5-year warranty on the gel coat that was sprayed on. Due to the thickness of the gel coat it will not exotherminate (over heat) and you should receive a 15-year warranty on the fiberglass shell.

I would recommend asking your contractor not to gel coat his sprayed on fiberglass application but to use the UltraGuard 6000 in its place. Our 15-mil application is thicker and its longevity is far greater. We have been on the Internet for the past 5-years and have shipped the UltraGuard 6000 color topcoat to over 2,400 homeowners. It has proven to be a superior top coating to any other product in the industry today.

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Thanks for taking the time to read my recommendations for your fiberglass pool restoration.

Regards,
Ken Bankoff

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I have been a member of the BBB for 17 years. I have the strongest rating of A+ that the BBB gives to their contractors. When I had problems the BBB took away my ratings for 3-4 years. At that time they knew I was trying to satisfy my customer complaints. In this period I was never expelled. I think my history and superb rating with the BBB any contractor would be proud to have. The history of the swimming pool industry does not have the best reputation. Pool contractors that have a bad track record of not satisfying their customers can never be a member of the BBB.

I still have one crew working for me at this time. I do not use sub contractors. These men have been with me for over 13 years. If you live within a 30 mile radius of Elkins Park, PA I would be happy to give you a quote over the phone, or you could see our display pool in Mt. Laurel, NJ. You can also meet me on a job site where my men are currently working.

WE HAVE SOLD OVER 2700 HOME OWNERS TO DATE. NOT ONE MANUFACTURER OF ANY POOL COATING CAN SAY ANYTHING NEGITIVE ABOUT THE ULTRAGUARD PRODUCT. MANUFACTURERS KNOW WE HAVE THE BEST POOL COATING IN THE INDUSTRY TODAY. THE ULTRAGUARD POOL CHALLENGE HAS BEEN ON MY WEBSITE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. NO MANUFACTURER WOULD DARE TO COMPARE THEIR COATING TO ULTRAGUARD. EVERY POOL COATING THAT THEY MANUFACTURE HAS CLAY, SILACA, SOLVENTS AND FILLERS. THESE FILLERS CAUSES CHAULKING BLISTERS AND DELAMINATION WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER APPLICATION. WE OFFER A NO NONSENSE WARRANTY THAT IS UNEQUAL IN THE POOL INDUSTRY TODAY.

The problems that I mentioned at the top of the page were caused by fiber glassing swimming pools. Fiber glass has a history of early failures by professional installers. Many of these contractors went out of business as I did. They could not stand behind the warranties they offered. How in the world do you expect a homeowner, even with good instructions, have a successful application? I had to use my personal funds to do jobs over or give refunds to keep my reputation with the BBB. I believe this is unique in the pool industry today and is a fact which I am very proud of. I had to go into personal bankruptcy protection, lost my house, my trucks and my wife divorced me. I was even hospitalized because I had a nervous breakdown. The good news, I was back on my feet within 3 to 4 years as a successful contractor.

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