I understand and thank you, let me get another picture, very smooth to my pinky finger, and the white flacking looks to be a fuel brake down from storage, haven't sprayed down with carb cleaner yet and brushed it yet, very dry , sprayed it with brake cleaner for a pictureMike, The only thing I'd be concerned about is the pits that that white corrosion causes. Especially in the round accelerator pump area. The pits can cause fuel to leak past the pump bellows....
Just to make it more disappointing, 7 minutes later the SONIC BOOM and ignition of the booster rockets as it landed back at the launch site 

















