I have several electric baseboard heaters that are showing some rust and would like to paint them. Due to the fact that they put out heat, do I need a heat resistent paint? What paint would you suggest? Thank you!

My fiance and I are avid DO IT YOURSELFERS. We're young and just bought our first house, which was somewhat of a fixer upper. We're out in the country and have found that we can usually fix a problem ourselves for less then a professional's trip charge to come out here. I usually try to do internet research until I can find a solution...but this one has really stumped us! This is a 2001 double wide home with a 2001 Intertherm/nordyne heat pump. We used the heat pump this winter and seemed fine. This summer when we began using the AC, we noticed a wet spot in front of the closet where the inside unit is housed. We planned to get a "snake" to clear the drain-but the next day the fan stopped turning. (outside unit comes on and is working fine, we can hear refrigerant swishing around inside and then the coils freeze up.) Could it be possible that the drain was clogged and the drip pan filled up and dripped on the fan and motor? We took the "squirrel cage" out and cleaned all of the blades in fan. We plugged the motor itself to the wires on inside unit and it didnt spin. I think I need to check the relay/fuse next and dont know how to access it. could you explain how? If the Relay isnt bad-do I replace the motor?? Does it sound like we are going in the right direction?