Rearsets falling appart?

[Flamin_Squirrel]

See photo:

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/508/dsc02712vw6.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02712vw6.jpg)

Hard to see, but it's the white stuff. It's seems to have got under the paint. :? The big white patch next to the heel plate is the worst - it was about 5mm deep :shock:

Is this road salt or something collecting on them, or are they corroding into oblivion before my very eyes?

[TSM]

yep ive noticed this on the inside of the gear lever on my gillies

[northwind]

It does look like oxidisation damage doesn't it? As if the anodising's not held.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Doesn't look good. If I rubbed them down and polished them, what would the likely outcome be? Would that get rid of the oxidisation, or make the whole lot more prone to oxidising?