Yes, pebble tec is a bit rougher than the sheen which is fairly smooth. I believe the price difference to upgrade to sheen is approx 10 to 15% in California.

I have Pebble Sheen in my pool, and spent a lot of time in my family's pool with Pebble Tec. It was definitely worth the money to do the Pebble Sheen. It's so much better on our feet then the Tec. Depending on how much time you are in the pool, your soft skin can get roughed up anyway, but the Sheen is much smoother.

We've had pebbletec in our pool for 5 years and love it. Everyone is always surprised at how nice it is on their feet and I've never had a snag on swimwear. I wouldn't hesitate to get it again.

We just had our pool redone with pebble sheen and the installation looked great… until they filled the pool and did not cover the ends of the hoses with a cloth. the besutufu new finish now has a ton of scrape marks in the deep end of the pool where the hose ends went back and forth for 8 hours!! Can this be fixed or will they have to re do the pool??

John in Moorpark, CA

April 2,2022

We just had ours done, you have to brush that finish every day. The brushing removes any leftover cenent residue and will expose the pebbletec finish. What youre looking at today (color) is not what you will be seeing in a month. I have a feeling that the marks you are seeing today will get brushed away. We didnt have protection at the end of the hose so i dont think that is unusual. If the marks remain, an acid wash will probably solve the issue. good luck and have patience, its a process.