Help, 18' vinyl pool liner bottom moderately sun damaged

[rick1964]

Hi, is there any way I can save my pool? Its an intex 18' x 52" above ground pool. Unfortunately it got left uncovered over this last winter and the bottom has become moderately sun damaged. Found 2 small cuts and patched them. Then I filled the pool up and it was alright until we swam in it a couple times and then it started loosing water over the next few days, and water was pooling up outside of it. Just the bottom is damaged, the sides are strong, I was hoping to get one more season out of it. Is there some kind of sealant I could paint on the bottom to seal it? Any help appreciated...

[aylad]

Hi rick, and welcome to the forum!

Unfortunately, once the bottom has become weak and brittle, I don't think there is much you can do about it except to find and patch the holes as they occur. There's no sealant that I know of for it, but Ben or one of the others might have some suggestions for you...