Hi , it appears that possibly due to stone chips there is oxidation under the panel(not corrosion)top coat, was thinking of wrapping lower front, has any body else suffered,regards garry

Hi Wilson,

Just sussed your emblem, Tom Hanks etc/ Castaway?
Not quite sure where you mean but some vans suffer with lacquer cracking on the front fairing, is this what you mean?
The only way top rectify this is to rub down and re lacquer.

If you are referring to the lower silver panels either side of the gas locker then this seems quite a common problem although I'm not sure of the actual cause.
I'm new to Eriba ownership this year (2005 Puck) but when viewing vans at the big Eriba dealer Automotive Leisure, a lot of their second hand vans were suffering this issue.

somebody once suggested using clear nail varnish if the original lacquer is chipped

All the vans I have owned (3) have suffered from the same problem. Some say its stone chips but I wonder if it not something to do with Diesel exhaust fumes affecting the lacquer somehow ? My first Triton seemed to have more pitting to the nearside where the exhaust was.

Eribanut.... I'm no expert on such matters but I would tend to agree that the issue is not generally related to stone chips. The majority of cases I've seen seem to be affected around the edges of the metal, my gut feeling is some kind of reaction is responsible (as mentioned) but I've no idea what!!
I'm surprised the cause has not been found as it seems to be a big issue??

If it's 'white rust' that is being referred to here then I feel pretty sure that I've read somewhere, possibly in the manual somewhere, that this can be removed using stainless steel cleaner. Even if this solution works I can only see it being effective over small areas and even then when the 'white rust' is in the early stage of development.

My 2007 triton is suffering on both side panels and the gas locker door, had a gentle go at it with 800 wet and dry, but it would only remove surface white deposit. The panel is marked under the surface and will need renewing!
SkodaStan