# How To Cover Up Scratches On DV888 **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 1, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101 "2019-06-01T02:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IcicleToes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@IcicleToes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IcicleToes)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/1 "2019-06-01T02:55:33Z")
Hi guys, I’m new to the world of yoyos. I stumbled across a yoyo shop in Singapore last year called Spin Workx and had a throw of the DV888 and really enjoyed it! Anyway I have managed to find a grey DV888 which I’ve been after for a while but it has a few scratches on it. Can anyone recommend a way of touching up the paint or blending the scratches into the grey paint so that they are not as obvious? Hope you can help. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/2 "2019-06-01T02:58:34Z")
Really nothing you can do. If you hit it with sandpaper or a file you’ll likely just take off some of the ano. Scratches and dings give your yoyo character, I wouldn’t stress over it. ---
**Author:** ![IcicleToes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@IcicleToes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IcicleToes)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/3 "2019-06-01T03:02:20Z")
Oh hey man! Thanks for replying, that’s a shame I can’t do much about. But oh well. ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/4 "2019-06-01T03:05:36Z")
Here’s my work throw - ain’t she pretty? Lol ![15593582318808536331064206189357](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/8/7/387b109286948ec8fd470f593e7fb77198072510.jpeg) And that’s just the good side lo ---
**Author:** ![IcicleToes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@IcicleToes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IcicleToes)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/5 "2019-06-01T03:07:22Z")
She’s seen a few things huh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/6 "2019-06-01T03:09:03Z")
Yeah 5A May was not kind lol ---
**Author:** ![LordFungusOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lordfungusone/32/47855_2.png) [@LordFungusOne](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LordFungusOne)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/7 "2019-06-01T03:12:20Z")
Btw welcome to the forums. Scratches are battle scars… ---
**Author:** ![IcicleToes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@IcicleToes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IcicleToes)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/8 "2019-06-01T03:23:26Z")
Thanks man! Yeah that seems to be the consensus haha. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/9 "2019-06-01T04:34:58Z")
If you do want to maximize looks, get a silver anodized yo-yo, because that’ll “blend” best with any scrapes or knocks. The answer to all life’s problems is… _more yo-yos!_ ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/10 "2019-06-01T05:18:26Z")
Garbage cans hide DV888’s pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/11 "2019-06-01T05:41:09Z")
If you can find a magic marker close to the color, that will hide them a bit. The closer the match the better the hide. But it’s really not necessary to do anything at all. ---
**Author:** ![RyoCanCan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ryocancan/32/163437_2.png) [@RyoCanCan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RyoCanCan)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-cover-up-scratches-on-dv888/303101/12 "2019-06-01T07:02:11Z")
Dings happen, life happens. Besides you can’t see a single ding when it spins 😃