Suze, see how persuasive a photo of Mt. Hood can be? LOL
Oh well, the post served the purpose of letting me know the scrapes are only of cosmetic concern. And, they're only visible with your head on the ground, or with the car on a lift. So, I guess I won't worry too much about it. Bums me out nevertheless. If I have to chose between repairing some hard to see scrapes which have no mechanical implications, and buying a new gadget ... not a very hard choice.
(don't tell them about
Western Oregon)
Now, if y'all really wanna talk about volcanoes ...

Washington state is calling you.