The first item to be delivered arrived with pretty sever water damage. The metal legs were rusted, the metal finish was peeling in spots, and the chair wouldn't swivel. Wayfair was fantastic about sending a replacement and the new item arrived with just a teensy spot of rust on the inside bottom of the foot rest. I was able to scrub most of it off without any surface damage, so we kept this one and are quite pleased with it. It is a substantial stool - heavy.