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06-01-2015, 10:09 AM | #1 |
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High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
I've always been able to see jfjf on the bottom better than any other freediver because he had yellow (If I recall the color correctly) paint on the back of his fins and some yellow tape on his snorkel.
What is the best paint for this? does anyone make fin skins that are yellow or otherwise high-viz?
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06-01-2015, 10:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
use foil tape
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06-01-2015, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
Those glow in the dark AR 15 handles are nice when you dive down in the murk, sometimes all you may see is the divers handle. Im going with a neon green on my gun solely for this HI VIS aspect.
You have a few options, and painting your fins is one of them. Consider a single pink or yellow weight on the back of your belt. A friend of mine would clip his nooodle float on the back of his belt also, which would serve as a good marker underwater. I wonder if some strips of glow in the dark tape might be cool on the back of your fins. Every time you surface they will recharge |
06-01-2015, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
We don't want to use foil tape on our fins because we have it on good authority that divers have had their feet bitten off in South Africa with this technique. The foil tape is too fish-like for my taste.
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06-01-2015, 04:21 PM | #5 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
I used to be able to buy 2-inch wide yellow electrical tape from Harbor Freight, but they have not had that for a long time. They had some yellow duct tape, but it is thicker and does not hold up that well.
On some fins the rear side of the blade is smooth. Yellow tape adheres well to it. The backs of my MAKO FG blades are rough or textured, so no tape (or fin skins) I assume would stick. I just re-did some fins, bought rustoleum, hi-vis yellow spray paint from Home Depot. it lasts for a long time on the back of fins. I have been a big proponent of hi-vis snorkel tape and fins for a long time. I am starting to see a lot of people adopting the yellow tape on the snorkel at least.
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06-01-2015, 07:32 PM | #6 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
SCUBA Paint
http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-Mark-It-1-...item2eb7ef3f09 This is great on suitcases too to identify your bag quickly.
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06-02-2015, 11:29 AM | #7 | |
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In my freedive level 1 class I asked "what do we do if we can't find our buddy and if we don't see him at the surface after a reasonable period?". My instructor advised me to swim a grid pattern That's a scary enough proposition in murky conditions but would be quite challenging indeed when one considers the differences in currents on the bottom and surface and finning done while hunting. It is amazing that more stress is not put on actually maintaining visual contact with your buddy. Even a floatline is not that helpful sometimes If you can't find your buddy it is going to be pretty difficult to assist them.
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Get fluorescent lime color for underwater -- the Stokes shift is going to be more useful than the reflectivity.
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06-04-2015, 01:11 PM | #9 |
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Re: High Viz WaterProof Paint or fin skinz
I used this on my carbon fibers. cheap, very thin and tacky, and gave a good reflection. It's not aluminum, so it shouldn't stiffen a blade much if any. It's some cellophane like material, very little stretch but just enough I think.
Now I've switched to this ( v92) Feel safer with buddies seeing me, but don't like looking like a fish as I kick. I've thought about painting something hi vis on the back of my wetsuit.. if even just a white triangle. Of all the videos I've seen with nippy ankle-biter sharks and the diver's fins frantically kicking in their faces.. adding bright flashes of light probably don't help the situation. |
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Of course even plain, flat yellow reflects but it is not so reminiscent of a fish (to me at least) compared to the prismatic stuff.
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