Painting? anodized aluminum toerail

[Bob Tucker]

I have recently removed the toe rails on my 1974 H25 in order to rebed them. They got a little beat up in the process of removing the bolts, and so we ground down around the holes. Now I have bare aluminum showing in spots. Is there a product that will match the anodized finish that i can use to touch up? If not, what kind of paint would work? Tried painting all with Interlux Brightside, but it didn't take at all.Bob TuckerTa

 

[Ed]

Traveler track anodized

Just had my 4ft traveler anodized at local shop. Cost $10. Looks great and holding up well. May do toe rails if I ever get them off, but as an experiment I did spray paint a 6 ft section of toe rail with Krylon exterior matte black paint last year. With just a light hosing after every sail, seems to be holding up well. It's not a long term solution, but it jazzed up the 23 yr old rails. Consider it a duct tape in a can solution. Good luck