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My wife and I bought a house last year in Cape Coral, FL that has a fiberglass pool (shell). It appears that the original gelcoat is slowly but surely coming off. There are several large areas that are showing the actual fibergalss surface (brownish).....when rubbing on the white gelcoat it comes off fairly easily. I have tried consulting with pool restoration companies in my area...unfortunately there are only 3 companies in my area that will touch fiberglass shells. 1st company wants to resurface the whole thing with new fiberglass sheets and gel coat and have a 25 year warranty for $6900. 2nd company was out of their mind with $9000 for new gelcoat and tile 3rd company approx $6000 ....but didnt even care to come out and take a look. so my options are very limited. I have opted to do this myself. Can anyone recomment a product (gelcoat) wise? Is it ok to choose a different color than white or will it really fade after 2-3 years? How do I know if my pool has this hydrostic valve? a stand pipe? or well point? anybody with some experience please HELP !! thanks in advance aned sorry for the long post.