Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—experts explain
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/why-paint-peeling-off-lincoln-193...

The bottom of the pool may also have been affected by the presence of heavy equipment and trucks—and a presidential motorcade that drove through at one point—while the coating was being prepared and applied.


A motorcade of armoured vehicles through wet paint?
Who's bright idea was that?


but the bicycle rider that touched it with his finger after it already peeled is being charged with vandalism

Looks pretty wet to me
I wouldn't recommend a convoy of 20,000lb "Beasts" driving over it at any time

Stupid is as stupid does
Is that a Gumpism?  

The "wet paint" comment was allegory
Let's say literally that the coating was not paint but latex rubber coating, and it wasn't wet but not completely set

Better?
Still, a dumb-ass idea and undoubtedly did more damage than a human finger or even a rabid monkey 

I also think this repair will be more costly than the last because they now have to get that sh!t off off there to recoat
That's tons of scraping and cleanup
That's $18M up to $25M
...and maybe Trumpstein should rethink the dark blue algae heater color while he's at it, but he never rethinks anything 'cause he's always right
He should have asked me