First off...Welcome to the obsession! To answer your ?? the person you bought the VX from must have painted it since they are not painted from the factory. You have several options. You can repaint it, replace it with an OEM insert (try St. Charles for a better price...see links section), replace it with a used one (allhyundaiisuzu in the links sestion), have it sprayed with a bed liner (I think LineX looks the best), or there is a vendor that make carbon fiber inserts (do a search you will find a lot on here). Good luck and let us know which option you choose.