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LOL Jeff, that's cheating. Although you are probably right.

How do I what, now? Hehe. Like PAR said. The spots can be touched up, depending on the severity in the ways he mentioned. Generally, I just hit the fresh scratches with a little paper and some more paint. It always shows, but, oh well. I try to put a fresh once over coat on at the end of every "season" for a few seasons,, then strip it back to glass (or primer) and start again. Peace, Robert

This is the key. To do it right, you fill the scratches if shallow enough with a few coats of blocking primer, sand fair, then repaint the area. You can very tediously go around with an artist's brush and fill the scratches, then knock these down with a buffer, hoping it'll match, but it's all about;

My canoe looks exactly like this after one season of use. Kirby is nice, and I love the color selection. But after I use up this quart, I'm done with it. For about the same price, I could have gotten a polyurethane. Say what you will, but Brightsides wears like iron. @Walt S.-- the only thing I know to do is sand to a smooth surface, and give the whole thing a fresh coat. You can dab paint in the individual gouges, if there aren't too many, and try to feather it out. But it'll look like it. Depends on how fussy you want to be about finish. After a time, I have finally come to the realization that it's a boat, not a show car. It's part of the transition I've made this year from being a boat builder to a boat owner. In other words, "step away from the paint can, and go for another boat ride!"