# Cleaning up a used Northstar
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-up-a-used-northstar/58335
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [August 24, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-up-a-used-northstar/58335 "2013-08-24T01:19:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@pF0gel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pF0gel)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-up-a-used-northstar/58335/1 "2013-08-24T01:19:54Z")
Hey everybody,
just got my Northstar white/red after searching for it a loooong time…but right in the thrid throw it hit my wooden desk…now there’s a black mark at the edge…very unlucky… :-\
My question is if it’s possible to get it white again? Any paint or something like that to get it back in the old condition?
I would buy a new one…but I think I will never ever find a white/red Northstar again. 😢
Would be sooooo great if anybody knows anything about it.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-up-a-used-northstar/58335/2 "2013-08-24T07:09:39Z")
A friend had a black mark on his white FHZ or maybe it was a ProZ. Anyhow, I rubbed it out with a small square piece of felt I carry around. Only took a few seconds.
If you want to, you can use a glass cleaner as well. It will take a little bit of work but it shouldn’t be a major effort.
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### Author:  [@pF0gel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pF0gel)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-up-a-used-northstar/58335/3 "2013-08-25T03:57:57Z")
okay, I’ll try it, thanks !