# Hardcoat Ywet **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 14, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629 "2023-09-14T23:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/1 "2023-09-14T23:59:35Z")
I think the story goes that there were a bunch of unuseable ywets that anti-yo gave to companies to refinish and use. Mine has this weird ano below the hardcoat. Does anyone know what it used to look like? Do yall have one of these? Does it look similar? ![IMG_20230914_185604~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/e/8/ce89f4378b574b5826f08ce9ba441d0cbcb817ee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/2 "2023-09-15T00:17:16Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/f/2/ff26b21747afb885187f0e6e0b30867ab10ade6e.jpeg) I’ve got one. I etched Anti-Yo hearts w a carbide bit. No signif ano showing. Plays great! ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/3 "2023-09-15T00:30:34Z")
Nothing on the bearing post either? Im guessing whoeever finished these left the bearing post intact to not have it be vibey. ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/4 "2023-09-15T00:40:45Z")
The original was half red and half yellow from eBay I remember with large antiyo engravings in the cups. Can’t find pictures currently @AaronW may know where to find a pic of the og protos Editing as I found some of photos: [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/4/6b499a9370c98f1da50d715a3b805d46cd92ff9e.jpeg "Untitled") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/boxthor/3435602101/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/0/0/500bffa2214f6f3ce281efbdc524834f7abf58b4.jpeg "Untitled") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/boxthor/3435595837/) [![Imgur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/e/a/dea4fe828dc1576fbf22f1f0a12090515842224a.jpeg "Untitled") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/boxthor/3436398024/) ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/5 "2023-09-15T00:51:17Z")
Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![Lukoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lukoyo/32/24789_2.png) [@Lukoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lukoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/6 "2023-09-15T17:52:46Z")
I thought that I broke through the hard coat on my YWET but nope, it was just scraping off some gold from my wedding ring. Thank goodness it wasn’t anything serious! ![IMG_20230915_184123](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/5/1/d51ac81e458315d7cd09e16c973c421a43a25671.jpeg) Also, @edhaponik that etching looks great! Very tempted to do that to mine! ---
**Author:** ![Isaac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/isaac/32/597931_2.png) [@Isaac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Isaac)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/7 "2023-09-16T00:45:39Z")
i want to add these to the YWET yoyowiki page, who should I credit? ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardcoat-ywet/384629/8 "2023-09-16T02:51:43Z")
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