Have a white aluminum screened in enclosure at a rental. It's in great shape except for a bunch of rust on the bottom panel of the screened door. Do they make touch up paint that'll cover it up so I don't have to repaint the entire aluminum enclosure?

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Posted by ItzMe1972

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Posted on 7/5/25 at 4:58 pm to TheOcean

Aluminum will not rust.

Maybe there's corrosion on it.

Or it's made of some other metal.

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Posted by TheOcean

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Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:34 pm to ItzMe1972

Good call. Maybe the door panel is made of steel?

Bottom panel is about the same on this screen door

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Posted by ItzMe1972

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Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:45 pm to TheOcean

Probably corroded aluminum.

But a magnet will let you know if it's steel or not.

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Posted by TheOcean

#honeyfriedchicken

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Posted on 7/5/25 at 7:56 pm to ItzMe1972

Thanks. I'll check. Anything we can use to paint over it? Or easier to just slap on a new door?

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Posted by ItzMe1972

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Posted on 7/5/25 at 8:01 pm to TheOcean

Sand, prime and put some paint on it.

It's probably oil based so use oil based primer and topcoat.

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Posted by windmill

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Posted on 7/6/25 at 4:30 am to TheOcean

Rustoleum has products for that. A good hardware store should have it as well as guide you on what to purchase for that project. They can also advise you on how to do the job.Good luck with it.

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