# Anno scratched off while finger spinning **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\ **Created:** [February 10, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851 "2023-02-10T16:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pindrop34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Pindrop34](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pindrop34)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/1 "2023-02-10T16:48:41Z")
I was practicing fingerspins with my Flashback, and noticed I had blue marks all over my fingernail. I check both sides of the yoyo, and it turns out, somehow, my mail was scratching off the paint. Has anyone experienced this? Is there anything to do to keep more paint from chipping off? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/0/1/8011abccc199de29f961a153286683e91738c696.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yophilyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yophilyo/32/92828_2.png) [@yophilyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yophilyo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/2 "2023-02-10T16:50:23Z")
how long are your nails 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/3 "2023-02-10T16:50:31Z")
Yea it happens, especially with blue for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Pindrop34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Pindrop34](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pindrop34)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/4 "2023-02-10T17:03:44Z")
Not long at all. That’s the weird part too, I specifically made sure my nails were short and trimmed. ---
**Author:** ![LX\_Emergency](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lx_emergency/32/149227_2.png) [@LX\_Emergency](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LX_Emergency)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/5 "2023-02-10T17:12:39Z")
I’ve had it happen with one yoyo in the thumb grind areas. ---
**Author:** ![Ed-C](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ed-c/32/132116_2.png) [@Ed-C](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ed-C)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/6 "2023-02-10T17:20:15Z")
I read something about this with certain Topyo throws. I wonder what factory manufacturers the Flashback. ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/7 "2023-02-10T20:05:58Z")
The iyoyo version of the pyro does this as well lol ---
**Author:** ![tylerpan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tylerpan/32/215095_2.png) [@tylerpan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tylerpan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/8 "2023-02-10T20:14:05Z")
This is quite common issue with polished annodization on 7075 aluminum. It is not about how yoyo is manufactered, it is mostly relied on annodized method. Same issue happen with YYR series back then, I got that with Sleipnir and 2012 44Clash ---
**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/9 "2023-02-10T20:15:24Z")
I’ll sometimes wipe a yoyo down with rubbing alcohol and very occasionally a yo-yo’s dye does come off. It’s rare though from my experience. Most ano’d yos seem to hold their color completely. There was a thread here about this issue a year or two ago and someone suggested boiling in distilled water to re-seal the anno (or something like that - memory isn’t great). ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anno-scratched-off-while-finger-spinning/369851/10 "2023-02-10T21:07:16Z")
Yep. Normal.