How do we get heavy calcium off of pool tiles? Pool tile cleaning explained.

Iridescent glass pool tile cleaning before and after

Pool tile cleaning in Austin and surrounding areas is something that is needed regularly due to our hard water and high calcium in the ground. Pools build up a calcium ring on the waterline tile and stone anywhere you have a spillover from a waterfall or spa. The areas that are hardest hit are spa spillovers and infinity edges where the water flows over tile in a series of wet / dry which allows the calcium to dry and then the cycle repeats.

There are a few things you can do to try to remove the calcium before it gets built up, but once it gets heavy, it is time to call in 911 Pool Care to make your tile look beautiful again.

The method that we use to clean pool tile and pool stone is vapor blasting. Although that is a cool name, all it means is that we use a combination of compressed air, water and micro glass beads to remove the staining and calcification from the pool tile. The process that we use is gentle on the tile and acts almost like exfoliation does on the skin, gently removing the calcium from the pool tile. Here is a 1 minute video that shows the general setup as we get ready to start a pool tile cleaning job in Austin.

Pool tile cleaning equipment setup

Once we have everything set up and ready to go, we jump in the pool and start vapor blasting the calcium off the tiles and stone. The process that we use is a little slower than other processes, but it is gentle on the tile and does not remove the shine from the tile, especially when we are cleaning glass pool tile or iridescent tile.

Here is a before / after shot of the pool shown in the video above so you can see the difference.

Glass pool tile before and after cleaning the tile with our vapor blasting system

If you are in Leander, Cedar Park, Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Liberty Hill or surrounding areas, let 911 Pool Care help you bring your pool tile back to life.