biju,
yes,Dude, what's the deal with your VX's stigmata, will go down as a classic quote.......

Joe, yes, i always re wipe the tires,(for spin off,) and the cladding, after product sits for a while, and i do also use the stigmata as a gauge on re application, weather permitting.
I guess i was wondering if the , what seems like aluminum screws were reacting with the water, and leaving streak, thus, painting them to encapsulate the screw, no more reaction.
the streaking isnt terrrible, you all know, seems i noticed the same back in the "back to black" days, and didnt stick with the "ice" long enough to notice.

any pics of foxfires out there with painted screw heads? im just want to do something to make the vx my own, kinda. even though it may have been done many times before, i doubt that there is another vx, with painted screw heads within 300 miles...lol
thanks for the responses......
God bless you all,
david