The original gelcoat on our club's mid 80's DG-300 was completely shot by last year and we had it repainted. DG finish quality may have been somewhat variable. The glider was not pampered but neither was it abused. Any DG or LS that wasn't produced by DG Flugzeugbau will be subject to the annual fee but on the other hand Pacific Aerosport has provided my club with extremely good support for our two DG's (the 300 is subject to the fee, the 505 isn't).