# Ano Flaw???
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [October 6, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470 "2011-10-06T23:26:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@potatobobguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/potatobobguy)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/1 "2011-10-06T23:26:48Z")
What is an ano flaw, and what does it mean to strip the anodization (ano)?And does this affect play.
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### Author:  [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/2 "2011-10-06T23:39:27Z")
a flaw in the ano just means that there’s a small colour flaw in the anodization. Anodization is just the way most companies colour their yoyos. to strip ano, you take sand paper to it. If it’s done right, then it doesn’t have any effect on play, outside of grinds.
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### Author:  [@potatobobguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/potatobobguy)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/3 "2011-10-06T23:42:44Z")
> [@dynikus](#):
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> a flaw in the ano just means that there’s a small colour flaw in the anodization. Anodization is just the way most companies colour their yoyos. to strip ano, you take sand paper to it. If it’s done right, then it doesn’t have any effect on play, outside of grinds.
Can you recolor it?And will grinds be impossible or just hard?
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### Author:  [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/4 "2011-10-06T23:44:45Z")
Yes, but anodization isn’t cheap. It is probably not worth the
effort.
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### Author:  [@potatobobguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/potatobobguy)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/5 "2011-10-06T23:49:36Z")
> [@nobody](#):
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> Yes, but anodization isn’t cheap. It is probably not worth the
> effort.
Then how come raw yoyos aren’t way cheaper than the colored ones, just a little cheaper?
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### Author:  [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/6 "2011-10-07T00:25:56Z")
some raws are expensive to machine
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### Author:  [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/7 "2011-10-07T12:16:23Z")
@potatobobguy; They do hundreds at once.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-flaw/30470/8 "2011-10-07T14:54:41Z")
> [@potatobobguy](#):
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> Can you recolor it?And will grinds be impossible or just hard?
Re-color - Yes. You can have it re-anodized.
Grinds will not be affected if you do it right. People satin metal yoyos all the time to improve grinds. Satining is generally done by sanding the surface.