vandalism or common prob?

[unaslob]

I need some help.

I have a black powdercoated locking gas cap. So earlier this week, I goto fill up, and there is this white chalky powder running out of the lock. I tried to put the key in and could barely get it in. It took several times to get all this white powder out of the lock, finally I was able to get the key all the way in, and barely able to turn the lock.

sure sounds like vandalism, but interestingly, I looked on the inside, and there was the same thing coming out of the mechanism in the back!!! not as much but still there.

Now someone did try to paintball my truck last weekend, but missed. that definitely is not what is in the lock, but it illustrates the point that i might be 'under attack'

unaslob

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