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Which is better, steel or aluminum?Steel is stronger, aluminum doesn’t rust. When I was growing up, automobiles bodies only lasted about four years. Today, ten to fifteen years are not a problem. That’s because the automobile manufacturers use much better coatings on their steel. Even so, if you get a scratch that goes down to the bare metal, it will eventually rust through if you don’t put some touch-up paint on it. It’s the same with pools. A cheap, poorly-coated steel pool won’t last as long as an expensive, well-coated steel pool. In any case, if one of the kids scratches the pool down to bare metal, you’ll want to sand and touch-up the spot. This doesn’t have to be a lot of work – just ten minutes a year to walk around the pool looking for scratches. If that seems like too much work, try an aluminum pool – no touch-up required! Since aluminum is an expensive, soft metal, you’ll see a wide price range in aluminum pools. The thinner, less expensive models bend and dent very easily. The thicker, stronger models require much more metal, at a much higher price, to be as strong as steel.
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