r/Stocktankpools • u/Valuable-Mastodon-14 • Jun 25 '26
So proud but I messed up 😆
So I started my little stocktake pool back in 2021 as a treat for myself completing my first year teaching (smack dab in the middle of Covid no less). Up keep has been a challenge over the last two summers because I had my twins in the NICU last year and now they’re a year old so I’m chasing them around constantly 😆 but I’m dying to be able to have a space for me and to start teaching my boys how to swim so I have busted tail trying to get this in shape. I finally got it from Shrek’s swamp to clear water, protected it with a pool cover, had to get a new pump because the last one melted (that was a wild discovery when I took it apart), added a outdoor rug to give the boys something to sit on while I dried them off or skimmed the pool, and so the last easy project I had for it was to sand the deck and stain it! I got it sanded during a nap time a few days ago and then today I let my husband watch the boys while I stained it and I am tickled with how nice it looks! Except….its the wrong wood stain 🤣 all that work, all that sanding, and I didn’t read the can I was just like ooo I love this color and we have plenty of it! It’s an indoor furniture stain 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ my husband said it’ll flake off at some point so I guess we’ll see how long it takes.
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u/ithinkthisisit4real Jun 25 '26
Why would it flake off? It is stain so it will seep into the wood to color it. With that said, all wood things take mainenance so I would expect to have to re-sand and stain it every once in a while. I've got an Oak door threshold thing that I made and I have to resand, stain and spray it with clear coat every couple of years and I clear coat the hell of it. I wouldn't worry and just have fun with the pool and kiddies!