Acceptable Paint and Coating for Pool/Spa
Paint Memorandum To: Health Commissioners, Directors of Environmental Health, Pool Contractors and Designers and other interested parties.
From: W. Gene Phillips, MBA, RS, Chief, Bureau of Environmental Health Date: January 2, 2002 (Revised 06/19/11) Re: Acceptable. Pool/Spa Paints and Coating Colors
In accordance with the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules 3701-31-02(G)(2) and (3) and 5.1(C)(1)(b) "the interior surfaces of pools and spas shall be painted white, unless the color is approved by the director." This requirement became effective Jan. 1, 1999 and was revised effective April 1, 2011; and applies to new pools and spas as well as existing pools/spas that will be repainted or will receive a new finish. The colors listed below were submitted to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and have been approved. This list does not apply to primer colors. This is not a comprehensive list: any color may be submitted and evaluated on a case by case basis. Black or dark lane markers and target marks are exempted from this requirement provided that they meet the standards of the appropriate governing body. Any logos or other unique artwork proposed for the pool/spa bottom must be submitted to and approved by ODH. This list also applies to other colored finishes such as tile and pool/spa liners. Submittals may be sent to ODH, Bureau of Environmental Health, Swimming Pool/Spa Program, 246 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43215. This list may be periodically revised to add or delete colors. If you have any questions, please call the Public Swimming Pool Program at 614-466-1390.
- I. Acceptable Pool/Spa Paints and Coating Colors
Manufacturer Address/contact information Beatty Paints (formerly AB Paints) 913 South Main Street, Urbana, OH 43078 937.653.6515; [updated 05/11] Tidewater 5595 P Bay City 5594 P Bunting Blue 5593 P Benjamin Moore Paints 101 Paragon Dr., Montvale, New Jersey 07645 info@benjiminmoore.com White No.01 Mediterranean Blue No.042 30 Insl-X Protective Coatings [updated 06/09/11] CCC/DBA Insl-x Products, 101 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645 10980-0694; 201.949.6000; [Update 06/11] White No. WR 10100 Ocean Blue No. WR 1023 Aquamarine No. WR 1019x WR=Pool Paint White No. IG 4010 Ocean Blue No. IG 4042 Aquamarine No. IG 4019 IG=Epoxy, w/IG 40 BS White No. RP 27100 Ocean Blue No. RP 27230 Aquamarine No. RP 2719 RP=Rubber Pool Paint Columbia Paint Corp. 641 Jackson Ave., Huntington, WV 25704; 304.529.3237 Med. Blue 304 White 304 7-171A Sea Foam Green 304 7-171B Continental Research Corp. PO Box 15204, St. Louis, MO 63110-0204; 800.325.4869; crcorp@crcorp.com White DeVoe (Akzeto Nobel) Mike Cook, 6490 N Rocky River Dr. Berea, OH 44011; 1.888.338.6347 #2 Clay Tan DC 1600 Palomino Tan DC 1200 Light Buff DC 1810 Misty Gray DC 2301 Car Blue DC 4035 Sulfur Yellow DC 8045 Dutch Standard (Harrison Brands Corp.) 1329 Harrison Avenue SW, Canton, OH 44706; 330.455.5125 White No.707-01 Aqua Blue No.707-31 Ferrell-Calhoun Co.
Town & Ranch Paints 921 National Ave., Lexington, KY 40502; 859.254.3836; www.colorandsupply.com Pool-Tek White-630 Pool-Tek Blue-632
Gateway Paint & Chemical 2929 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 412.261.6642;412.261.0411(fax) Brilliant White No. 5601 Light Blue No. 5653 Aqua No.5634 Kelley Technical Coatings P.O. Box 3726, Louisville, KY 40201-3726; 800.458.2842; 502.635.5170-F; [Updated 06/11] Olympic Pool Coatings White Blue Mist Blue Ice Proxolon 2 No.2222 Proxolon 2 No.2231 Poxolon 2 No.2225 Note: the Sea Green series is no longer available Paralon 2 No.290 Paralon 2 No.296 Paralon 2 No.291 Zeron No.390 Zeron No.395 Zeron No.391 Unacceptable Hydrolon No.710 Hydrolon No.711 Hydrolon No.712 Bikini Blue Optilon No.850 Optilon No.851 Optilon No.852 Spanish Blue CCR 590 CCR 596 CCR 591 In The Swim ( Super Epoxy Seal) 320 Industrial Dr. W., Chicago, IL 60185; 800.288.7946; www.Leslies.com; [Updated 06/11] White Pool Blue Unacceptable Envirolon A7100 A7110 Pool Blue Dark Blue Poxy Shield A7000 A7020 Pool Blue Super Poxy Shield A7200 A7210 Lt. Blue A7220 Pool Blue Aqua Coat A7160 A7165 Pool Blue CRC Pro A7300 CRC Pro A7310 Leslie Pool Supplies ( Smart Seal) 3925 E. Broadway Rd. Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85040; 800.537.5437; www.intheswim.com; [Updated 06/11] White Ice Blue Unacceptable Dura Seal White 520 Dura Seal Ice Blue 521 Blue Heaven Aqua Seal White 430 Aqua Seal Ice Blue 431 SR PRO 7 White 340 SR PPO 7 Ice Blue 341 CRC 3000 White 830 CRC 3000 Ice Blue 831 National Pool Finishes (Sherwin Williams) 1999 Elizabeth St, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902; White Sky Blue Aqua Perry & Derrick Paints 2511 Highland Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212; 513.351.5800 White No.3594 Blue No.3596 Plastall Coatings P.0. Box 651, New Albany, IN 47151-0651 ; 812.949.8492 Snow White XL 1923 Riviera Blue XL 1802 Blue Mist XL 0213 Blue Haze XL 0208 Tahitian Aqua XL 2002 Aqua Mist XL 0113 Aqua Haze XL 0108 Porter Paint Company One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 800.332.6270 White No.1200 Medium Blue No.9184-1 Ocean Blue No.1203 Ramuc Pool Paint Products 2628 Pearl Road, Medina, OH 44256; 800.745.6756 White No.311 Aqua Green No.300 Dawn Blue No.328 Sau-Sea Swimming Pool Products, Inc.
1855 Hwy #206, Southampton, NJ 08088; 609.859.8500; 609.859.1500-Fax; www.sausea.com Sau-Sea Brand-High Gloss Snow White-400 Cerulean White-450 Cerulean White-450 Azure Blue-452 Sunburst Yellow-221 Aqua Green-421 Pool*Seal-Semi-gloss Great White-300 Ice Blue-352 Sea Green-321
Superior Products International II, Inc. 10835 W. 78th St., Shawnee, Kansas 66214 Standard White Swimming Pool Blue Southern Grouts & Mortars, Inc.
1502 SW 2nd Place, Pompano Beach, FL 33069; 800.641.9247;www.sgm.cc- Diamond Brite Exposed Aggregate Finishes [Updated 06/11] Aqua Blue Ivory Oyster Quartz Unacceaptable Aqua Quartz Classic Pearl Blue Midnight Blue French Gray Super Blue Onyx Blue Quartz Marlin Blue Verde Cool Blue Mojave Beige Tahoe Blue River Rok [Updated 06/11] Aspen Mist Harbor Gray Lucayn Blue Unacceptable Calm Sea Imperial White Pacific Pearl Baha Sand Granite Lagoon Pebble Beach Blue Opal Tnemec Co., Inc. 6800 Corporate Dr., Kansas City, MO 64120-1372; 800.863.6321 11WH White 15BL Tank White 39BL Delft Blue 37BL Teardrop 15GN Sea foam 10GN Aqua Sky 23BR Sahara UltraPoly (Poly Solutions, Inc.) P.O. Box 1377, Gibsonia, PA 15044; 724.449.1040 UltraPoly White UltraPoly Blue United Gilsonite Labs (UGL) Po Box 70, Scranton, PA 18501-0070; 570.344.1202 [Updated 05/10] White Blue Valspar Corporation 1191 Wheeling Rd., Wheeling, IL 60090; 800.323.5129 Blue 2571 3M Industrial Mineral Products Div.
3 M Center Bldg. 0225-02-N-07, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000; 800.447.2914 Blue Cayman Green Cayman Green/Blue Blue/Black Smoke Peach/Plum White Coral Rose/Red White/ Cayman Green Sandstone White/Black II. Acceptable Liners, Vinyl Liners Colors-for existing pools and not new construction Fort Wayne Pools 6930 Gettysburg Pike, Fort Wayne, IN 46804; 260.432.8731 Calvary liners Cheyenne/Crystal ICS Custom Liners Capri Fresco II Garrett Liners, Inc. 295 Lower Morrisville Rd., Fallisington, PA 19054 215.295.0200; 800.222.3650 Arctic Ice Emerald Ice Fresco Mosaic Cobblestone Fairfield Lake INTER-GLASS: Mid-America Pool Renovation, Inc 6604 E. 224, Terrace Peculiar, MO 64178; 800.253.7349 Blue
McEwen Industries, Inc 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 420, Charlotte, N. C. 28211; 704.365.8070;888.444.4526; www.McewwnIndustrustries.com Barclay Cameron Merlin Industries, Inc. 2904 East State St Ext., Hamilton, NJ 08619; 609.807.1001;www.MerlinIndusties.com Tahiti Tile, Coral Sand Bottom Natare Corporation 5905 W. 74th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46278-1786; 317.290.8828; nature@natare.com White Sky Blue RenoSys Corporation 2825 East 55th Place, Indianapolis, IN 46220; 800.783.7005 White Light Blue Caribbean Blue III. Acceptable Ceramic Tile Colors American Olean, Daltile Corp 7834 C.F. Hawn Frwy. Dallas, TX 75217; 214.398.1411 White (CT-21) Bahama (CT-18) Sunglo (R04) C.L. Industries Inc.
Sunstone [updated 06/08/11] P.O.Box 593704, 8188 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32809:
407.851.2660; [Updated 06/11] Antigua Caribe Krystal Blue Stone Pearl Pearl Aqua Marine Cayman Natural Super Blue Blue Quartz Cove Blue Pearl Oceana Supreme Buff Grecian White Stone Blue Pearl White Pearl Lone Star Ceramics Co 2408 Fruitland Ave., Farmer’s Branch, TX, 75234-4720; 972.247.3111 White No.01 Light Aqua No.46 Light Aqua No.40 Dark Blue No.41 Magic Technologies 2402 Clark St. Apopka, FL 32703; 407.294.5323; 866.272.4836;407.294.5288; www.magic-technologies.com Aqua Cayman Isle Natural Stone Blue Pearl Blue Mini Sandy Beach Sand Dollar Tahoe Blue Blue Quartz Mini White Pearl Sea Foam Green Bermuda Isle Mini Blue Pearl Sky Blue National Pool Finishes 1999 Elizabeth St, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902; White Sky Blue Aztec Gold Aqua (green) Yellow Sedona Tan Pebble Tec Inc 15540 North 77th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260; 800.937.5058 White Pearl Soft White United States Ceramic Tile 10233 Sandyville Rd. S.E., East Sparta, OH 44626-9333 ; 330.866.5340 White No. U-273 Pure White No. U-271 Note:
- 1. This is not a comprehensive list, please contact the Ohio Department of Health at 614.466.1390 if you have questions about the acceptance of a particular finish or wish to submit one for review. Due to the variability of colors in graphic reproductions and web page images Color Charts are not acceptable. To submit a finish color for evaluation please provide the manufacturer’s name and complete address (with phone number or E-mail address), a representative “draw down” sample of the product, and the product code number from the manufacturer or from the product label. Paint samples on paper dip sticks (“draw down samples”), drippings on can labels or sizable paint chips, tile, or swatches of liners can be used to evaluate and compare acceptable and unacceptable samples from other manufacturers.
- 2. Custom colors need to be submitted to assure that they meet the requirements in the rules.
- 3. Natural and unfinished Stainless Steel or Aluminum used for the shell of a public swimming pool, spa, or special use pool, or with a clear coat finish, are acceptable finishes.
- 4. Black or dark lane markers and target marks are acceptable provided that they meet the standards of the appropriate governing body (US Diving requires lane markers not to exceed 12 inches in width).
- 5. Typically logos on pool floors are darker than the surrounding finish and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis with regard to bather safety and the ability to readily identify a body lying on the pool floor. Logos that have been accepted are those including lettering or figures not wider than a typical lane marker, or those using tile with “white” grout, to provide enough contrast to readily identify a body on the pool floor.