Darn it, I scratched my Roland Now what

jeff rowland's products are anodized rather than painted. in my experience, products designed to deal with painted surfaces do not work very well on anodized surfaces and can, in fact, cause greater harm than good. i've had the same problems with scratches/scuffs; i've been able to correct them, i'm sorry to say, only by obtaining replacement parts. can't hurt to try abstact7's solution, of course, but do test on the underside of your piece first. good luck. i hate it when that happens! -kelly

Cover it with a VPI brick or a Shakti stone.

Gare what a bummer: sorry to hear about that, but it happens to most of us sooner or later. If you must try a compound: get POLISHING compound not rubbing compound. Some times a black permanent marker (Sharpie ultra fine tip) or a Marks-a-lot can be used to to fine-touchup small injuries on black surfaces

Dude, you could just chill out. that's my advice. no offense at all because we've all been there but sometimes we all need to chill about this stuff. and sometimes we need someone to remind us. in this case it's me. chill, bruthah.

I've never tried this, but you might be able to use some of that bluing material used on the metal surfaces of firearms. Check with your local gun shop. If the color is close enough, you might be able to apply a tiny amount with a very fine brush just to hide the mark. I've used a regular old black marker before with excellent results. Good luck.