Replying to Am i the only one?

sooo..i recently purchased the 05/06 public enemys...i have ridden them a total of 7 times, and they are chipped and scratched as fuck.im not saying that i havent made minor scratches on them but the topsheet is actually coming off in some places. i have been burning some of it off lately with a lighter...the little "threads" of topsheet that are coming off.. and that makes the skis look somewhat decent. but the skis look 6 years old and i have been riding them for a month or two. is this just a defect? does anyone else have this problem?