Rust issues on Hori sticks

[juggernaut]

Hi guys.
Just received my 2 Hori's from Japan. One of them has caught a serious Ebola thing. Lots of surface rust. Please see the picture.
Is this common with the sticks? And how can i fix this with a nice result?


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[PCEngineHell]

It can be if the area was damp or had alot of moisture in the air all the time. Get yea some sand paper,sand and repaint.

[SignOfZeta]

That looks like it would be really easy to take apart, sand blast, prime, and paint.

[Ceti Alpha]

It looks like one of those Hubble Space Telescope deep space shots. But yeah, shouldn't be too hard to fix.