[Mills]

You mean the proverbial idiot scratch, famous on 1911s.
I managed to put one on my most expensive 1911, so don't feel too bad.
Consider it a badge of honor.

 

[olbriar]

I haven't done that yet but the way you have to wiggle it back in I can sure see it happening. Sorry.. A black sharpie might be a temp fix. I have no idea what finish the take down lever has on it.

 

[Tacticalnoob]

A black marker did the trick for now thank you.

 

[Stingray3]

Birchwood casey sells cold blue pens. The color may not be an exact match at all times but the color may last a bit longer than the sharpie trick.

 

[coppertop004]

Guns get scratched with use. The first one is the most painful but you learn to ignore it and it makes the second scratch easier to handle.

 

[jnichols2]

They aren't scratches, they are scars.

 

[lamarw]

Birchwood also makes a Super Black instant touch-up pen in flat black. There maybe other variants in color. It works pretty good on aluminum alloy.

 

[Mills]

Perhaps it's my old age, but scratches and dings do not bother me anymore.
I remember years ago I gouged a beautiful stock on a vintage Sako .
Turned out to be a great hunt, so now my hunting days are over yet the damaged stock remands to remind me of a great hunt.

 

[dieter9mm]

My gunsmith used some 44/40 Instant Gun Blue on my slide where I scratched it taking some sights off. It worked great! He was putting new sights on (occ I DO learn from mistakes!) and sort of did it absentmindedly while we were talking guns afterwards. I was impressed!