update....
I took emery paper and sanded down the paint ... where the scratch was really deep i had to sand a little bit of alloy from the mast... but withing seconds the " crack" dissapeared ...
RELIEF it was just a scratch .... got it all micely painted back to new and went out and got the first bullet of the season in our club event....
what a relief.....
Hall SPars do have a new mast ready to ship for 6900 buckaroos ....
Thor