My Doughboy Pool Metal Edging Is Rusting

Preventing Rust

• Doughboy steel pools are coated in the factory to avoid rust. With aging, the protection wears off, making the exposed edging and other metal parts vulnerable to rust. Enamel paint applied to areas where the coating has chipped prevents corrosion.

Doughboy Steel Pools

• Doughboy Recreational manufactures four models of steel-framed pools. The Sand Dollar 2, the Copper Canyon and the Silver Lake are aboveground swimming pools, while the Palm Shore is a steel pool designed for surface and inground installation. The parts of the metal support on all four models are dipped in hot galvanizing zinc to make them resistant to corrosion.

Metal and Rust

• Steel has mostly iron in its composition. Iron is a metal that reacts when exposed to air, becoming iron oxide, a state more commonly known as rust. This chemical transformation compromises the steel, causing it to lose strength and durability. The galvanizing treatment the Doughboy pool metal parts undergo is designed to block oxygen from coming in contact with the steel. It is also necessary for you to regularly inspect the edging and other metal components. Coat with enamel paint any metal that becomes exposed over time.

Cost

• Resin pool parts are 100 percent rustproof, as plastic does not oxidize. But the material is more expensive than steel. Humidity also expedites metal corrosion, making climate an important variable for consideration when selecting a pool frame. You may have saved money upfront by buying steel, just to bury a lot of cash into regular swimming-pool maintenance to keep its metal edging and other parts well coated with enamel painting. In the future, calculate how much it will cost to keep your pool in good condition in the long run before settling on a frame.