So Z and I just got an inflatable pool and I'm curious about how those who get messy in them clean them out? I assume slowly scooping out the mess until I can move the pool to the bathtub or outside for cleaning. Anyone have any advice on using pools and the inevitable cleanup?

I dont really bother to clean them out. Empty most of the mess, poke a hole, then fold the whole thing into a large plastic trash bag. They are usually cheap enough to be disposable.

Probably just line the thing with a 1-2mm plastic sheet. When you're done, fold it from the corners and dispose of it via contractor bag - infinitely less trouble than having to deal with working old mess out of every nook and cranny of an inflatable.

I have a good inflatable pool and have used it for lots of slime twice now. I bucketted the slime back out into totes and buckets (and put a lid on them), then rinsed the pool out in the shower... very slowly and thoroughly. It was a lot of effort and took a long time holding the pool up under the shower while scrubbing it the whole time, while I was in the shower with it.
I'm second guessing whether this was really worth avoiding throwing away a cheap plastic pool, but it was a really good one that i could get the slime really deep in.

I tend to use pools with 2 or 3 rows of sidewall and use a blade to cut off all but the bottom one. This makes it a lot easier to get a good camera angle and even a small pool will still hold many gallons with just one row.

After the fun is over, I drag one edge up the wall so the muck is consolidated somewhat. Then I scoop it out with a pitcher or bucket and dump it in the garbage disposal side of the kitchen sink.

Once the girl is done in the shower and the shooting area is mostly cleaned up, I drag the empty pool into the tub and scrub it clean while I'm showering myself. Should note that I have a very large tub & shower and even the bigger pools I have still fit.

We've got an inflatable pool just big enough for three people to play in, so far we've used it twice and to clean it up we emptied it, stood it up against the back wall, and very thoroughly hosed it down with the warm water hose, which does take a while. Probably should experiment with using plastic dustsheets to line it but the problem then is going to be that they'll tend to stick to the models, so its probably just a case of accepting it'll always need thorough cleaning post-shoots, or just buying a stock of them and binning one if it's too messy to be practically cleaned.

Does this mean we will be getting new pics soon???? Wohoooo

I scoop out then get in it with a bucket of clean water and sone bubble bath and a scrubby brush and give it a go over. Then scoop out the water and use a few microfibre cloths to get any last bits. Leave it to dry thoroughly. This saves dragging it through the house which I've done a few times and always got muck on walls and ceilings in the process

I dislike lining them with plastic but if you do that make sure it's really heavy grade so it doesn't just keep getting stuck to you and/or get holes in it etc

The really heavy stuff that Candy mentions would be Damp Proof Membrane from a builders' merchant. However, it's not as flexible as the thinner decorators' dust sheet type. (Also, more expensive of course.)

Over the last few years, we've tended to use a jetwash on all our stuff outside after the sessions. As others have said, scoop out as much as possible first, of course. A window cleaner's rubber squeegee and hand dustpans can be quite effective for that.

This works for me too, I also use a square bucket to make scooping out much easier!

Hope so =D

Inflatable pools don't grw on trees man

I was thinking paint liners like we've used before but yeah then it sticks to the model and is noisy

Can't use hose outside this time of year we live in the north east lol but when it's warm this might be the route to take

Yes we've been doing it once a year in the summer at a kinky members' club in Merseyside. (They've been very good about it!) I wouldn't like to even think about it at this time of year!

Yeah, we getting our first real snow today! I haven't done donuts in this car yet, so I had to get out there!