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ProfessorGAC

(77,714 posts)
23. Wasn't It A Painted On Lining?
Tue Jun 23, 2026, 08:07 AM
Jun 23

Why would cutting paint make it come off in sheets?
Unless, of course, it was applied poorly & the added water before it was cured.
In which case, cutting it had nothing to do with it.

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the story is fucking ridiculous Skittles Jun 23 #1
"I doubt even the cult is buying it" Ray Bruns Jun 23 #18
Their brains have a semi-permeable membrane that lets trumpshit flow inward erronis Jun 23 #39
It couldn't possibly be the wrong thing at the wrong place by the wrong people the wrong way at the wrong time. Hugin Jun 23 #2
"An NFL football field measures 120 yards long by 53⅓ yards wide (360 ft 160 ft), "...so the Trump riversedge Jun 23 #3
Jewish space lasers. It seems really obvious. Ol Janx Spirit Jun 23 #20
Despicable liar. Joinfortmill Jun 23 #4
The coating did not properly bond to the surface of the cement. tetedur Jun 23 #5
Everyday somewhere pools are vandalized with knives. gordianot Jun 23 #6
Thoughts and prayers Just Jerome Jun 23 #8
When & who invented paint you can cut with a knife? KS Toronado Jun 23 #14
Paint remover makers should protest paint you can cut is bad for buisness. gordianot Jun 23 #24
If a $14 million pool makeover could be so poorly executed Raven123 Jun 23 #7
not to mention a $50 billion dollar war and the subsequent peace negotiations LymphocyteLover Jun 23 #11
he's a dumb, delusional, demented liar... as always... but now even worse LymphocyteLover Jun 23 #9
It is paint Woodwizard Jun 23 #10
Trumps cutting claim is on par with his pet eating claim. yellowcanine Jun 23 #12
This will be less obvious to the lemmings and MadameButterfly Jun 23 #25
A presidential motorcade of heavy vehicles mtairyguy Jun 23 #13
Wow. I just looked that up. People were worried before it happened MadameButterfly Jun 23 #33
It has been all over. drray23 Jun 23 #44
Since our media is now questioning how mtairyguy Jun 23 #45
True. They never seem to go the next logical step.nt. drray23 Jun 23 #52
The presidential limo 'the beast' weighs 20,000 lbs. pecosbob Jun 23 #58
The Epstein Deflecting Pool. twodogsbarking Jun 23 #15
Thread Winner or DUzy or something - that's brilliant! 3catwoman3 Jun 23 #41
Tanks twodogsbarking Jun 23 #42
As opposed to the Jan 6 videos showing typical tourist behavior IronLionZion Jun 23 #16
Ninjas controlling Jewish space lasers.... Ol Janx Spirit Jun 23 #22
When they drain the pool.. Escape Jun 23 #17
Stop trying to rationalize the demented ramblings of a dementia ridden person Ray Bruns Jun 23 #19
They used a material that is designed for truck bed liners, gab13by13 Jun 23 #21
Wasn't It A Painted On Lining? ProfessorGAC Jun 23 #23
The repairs to the actual pool didn't have time to cure questionseverything Jun 23 #53
Consistent With My Point ProfessorGAC Jun 23 #55
We are agreeing, I am just awkward in my phrasing questionseverything Jun 23 #56
That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Jun 23 #57
All ofyou stop. There is no explanation except HE'S NUTS. Every comment about the pool thing should be Srkdqltr Jun 23 #26
Actually, since Swift-Boating, nothing can be ignored no matter how crazy MadameButterfly Jun 23 #35
It came apart at a seam. Seams are straight. Uggggggggggg boston bean Jun 23 #27
I was going to say something similar Ms. Toad Jun 23 #30
Why are there seams? MadameButterfly Jun 23 #36
I think the seam is in the base the paint sits on, Ms. Toad Jun 23 #38
That's wouldn't cause the paint to lift on those seams Melon Jun 23 #47
I'm not saying it did. Ms. Toad Jun 23 #49
They spray it on in sections. that is obvious in pics of the construction of it. boston bean Jun 23 #50
This doesn't really work. The coating was rolled Melon Jun 23 #46
There are video surveillance cameras all over the National Mall and if somebody cut the lining there ... Botany Jun 23 #28
My understanding is the pool had problems, Obama spent millions trying to repair MadameButterfly Jun 23 #37
Without a doubt a structure the size and complexity of that reflecting pool would always need ... Botany Jun 23 #43
Reichstag Fire vibes. John1956PA Jun 23 #29
I have seen a lot of blue painted pools PurgedVoter Jun 23 #31
The planet is burning and we're talking about a pool liner. This, I think, is the true legacy... NNadir Jun 23 #32
I don't know why we are even discussing this LisaL Jun 23 #34
Dead man talking... Godot51 Jun 23 #40
He's blaming others for his fuck ups MustLoveBeagles Jun 23 #48
He's entirely full of fecal matter. spanone Jun 23 #51
He's a self-inflicted quicksand of contradictions if ever I saw one nt Torchlight Jun 23 #54
If it were a proper paint job Mysterian Jun 23 #59
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