You should give Griswold's non-choloric, silicon based kitchen lubricant a shot. I hear it has the added benefit of creating a surface 500 times more slippery than any known cooking oil......It may not be worth a damn for the scratches, but perhaps it will improve your speed when you are chasing after bird piles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=zpCVrzVr97M