Thanks for the answers guys!
I think I will definitely invest in the protector. Machine already has the protectors on the ramps, strange previous owner didn't install this one. In response to PB Jim, didn't try mylar, tried some cheesy nametag stickers as a temporary fix, the divot is just too big, would take multiple layers of mylar. gonna go for a more permanent fix. This game replaces my Whirlwind, in order to keep up the "W" theme, gonna have to go for a
whodunit next. Thanks again for the info and link!
Toby