Two years ago i purchased a house with an inground concrete pool thats 15x35. I noticed last summer that a lot of the paint coating was blistering and coming off. This summer, i had the pool drained and sandblasted. 4 layers of old paint came off. Beneath it is a white plaster layer. In some locations the plaster had surface cracks and hollow spots. I had the contractor chip away the old debonded plaster. Instead of plastering again the pool, i decided to proceed with tiling the whole pool with mosaic glass tile. However, i am uncertain of a few thingsl:
1- do i need to remove all the white plaster before tiling or can i apply the tile on the plaster, so long as it is not cracked or debonded. Will this last or will my tiles come off?
2- if i can proceed to tiling. I imagine i need to first fix the areas that were chipped out. What product would i use for that? Hydraulic cememnt or cementitious waterproofing. Do i apply that only to the areas that the plaster was removed or the whole pool
3- what is the proper process and materials o use to get tile installed properly?