I bought my bike (Standard Black) out of state and rode 750 miles to get it home, on that ride it got splattered with bugs and they got baked on with the Texas sun. I had to wash it aggressively to get the bugs off. Since new I have washed it twice and given it a good wax job. When I was waxing I used my powerful glasses to look for scratches/swirls, nothing. I used my thumb nail to get the decal off around fuel filler and it didn't scratch. I guess I'm a lucky one. But what I don't understand if the paint is bad shouldn't all F6's be bad? Are Goldwings and F6's manufactured/painted at the same plant?