Brand new. 1 dive. Ended up with a dime sized rust spot immediately.
Some of the rust spots can be surface spots from slag in the galvanizing process. These aren't much of an issue and could be sanded off but why bother. a 400 or 500 dollar tank should be perfect. Not close. Perfect. Luckily both Pressed Steel and the retailer I dealt with feel the same way.
The galvanized tanks are shiny until they oxidize after a dive or two. Cleaning the ink off with rubbing alcohol would make that part shiny again. Get it wet a few times and it'll dull down to that chain link fence colour.
Some of the rust spots can be surface spots from slag in the galvanizing process. These aren't much of an issue and could be sanded off but why bother. a 400 or 500 dollar tank should be perfect. Not close. Perfect. Luckily both Pressed Steel and the retailer I dealt with feel the same way.
The galvanized tanks are shiny until they oxidize after a dive or two. Cleaning the ink off with rubbing alcohol would make that part shiny again. Get it wet a few times and it'll dull down to that chain link fence colour.