Sounds like I may be in the minority here, but I would just get some appliance paint and rattle can it white. To me, that looks pretty minor and a very easy fix. As for the plastic pieces, some sandpaper and light dremeling looks like it should fix those issues. I get the frustration with the details given the price paid, but this is likely a 1 person build crew and they are trying to get stuff out the door fast. One welder/metal fab, painter, and running the mill to cut the plastic. Likely they are all the same person and building in an assembly line with multiple projects at once. The plastic burs and overflow construction would be my biggest complaint, but again, sandpaper fixes lots. I have not seen many (or any) overflows I would be happy to sell if I were in the business.
I also have a fear of stands racking in a minor earthquake, so I would weld or bolt in some additional gussets. I know I am slightly paranoid there. Maybe it is my med device background and mechanical failure being strictly unacceptable, but I want to be able to throw my stand off the roof and have it survive with the only damage being to the ground.
This was a part of the reason I went custom is that I knew I would be responsible for the build, my builder was top notch, and I was quoted $600 to build the welded steel stand with carpentry since I have a buddy with a welder, and I ended up doing most of the welding myself. Ordering the raw material and doing my own assembly was a lot of fun for me. Also, the price some people were asking for the stand seemed high to me given that the skills to do a stand are relatively common, but high quality work is hard to find.
Seeing the variety of tank qualities out there, I am surprised everyone isn't just going Crystal Dynamics and calling it a day.
