Hello Jay:

To answer your question:
"can someone fill me in as to whats "flite metal" ??...Any links to a web site ?
Jay"

http://www.scaleaero.com/flitemetal.htm

As for dings and scratches. That's a low maintenance item with Flite-Metal unless you are careless.
Here's the Flite-Metal maintenance kit:


You simply use the finishing pad to remove scratches and use the soft burnishing tools to remove dings.