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"Lots of carbon scoring here. You've both seen a lot of action."
―Luke Skywalker[1]
The  had experienced heavy damage over the years, which caused a large amount of carbon scoring on the hull.

The Millennium Falcon had experienced heavy damage over the years, which caused a large amount of carbon scoring on the hull.

Carbon scoring was residual damage from burning and gas that could end up on metal objects such as droids[1] or starfighters.[2] After their experience escaping from the Tantive IV and venturing through the Jundland Wastes, both C-3PO and R2-D2 had a lot of carbon scoring, something Luke Skywalker noted when he examined them.[1] It could be removed with a carbon chisel.[3]

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