Curious to hear what the insides of the first stage looked like with those floods and no cleaning. Did it take a day in the bath to see metal?
I thought it was made of salt until I cleaned it! 3 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner followed by light scrubbing for a minute... 5 times.
Is that an abrasion from gook/salt or a crack from drying out in the heat of storage in your car?
... yes.