Cardboard killer said:
... I actually liked the black better, but the coating got a gouge in it.
If it ever comes up again:
You can do pretty nice touchups with Dupli-Color matte black auto body touch-up paint. Use the small applicator bottle with brush for big gouges, and get the larger spray can for fine, tiny scratches.
1) If the gouge or scratch is thick, fill it with the touch-up paint from the bottle with the brush, as it's thicker. Let it dry thorough, and then trim with a razor, if necessary.
2) if the scratch is minor, use the spray version, sprayed only aluminum foil, and then applied with an appropriate brush. The spray paint is thinner, and allows for a smoother, finer finish.
3) you can sometimes smooth it all up with a light hit with very, very fine (wet/dry) sandpaper and water. You may find that doing 1), then 2) then 3) works best for deep scratches.
Just using a brush (with the thinner paint), I've been able to make repairs not visible to the naked eye.
Most of the matte black auto-body touch up paints seem very close to the Dupli-color paint.
As noted, the polycoat finish has slowly evolved and improved over the years until it's one of the most durable finishes that isn't a metal plating.
