Just thought I would, a) see if anyone else has this problem and b) let all prospective buyers be aware of a problem with Guan Sheng Dobs.
Now I realise that these dobs arent the Rolls Royce of OTA's but the optics are good and the price is high enough to expect better than I have.

The problem is rust, yes rust, I have used the scope twice now in high dew fields and the paint they coat the OTA with is absolute garbage, and very thin garbage at that. I have surface rust appearing all over the OTA even though I dried the scope after use, I don't know whether to complain to Andrews or not? (opinions sought here) or just grin and bear it, perhaps re-coat the whole tube (after strip down) with a clear laquer to try and maximize longevity. The thing is three months old (used in field maybe 5 times) and looks two years old. What do you think I should do?