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    White Bio-fin Pros turned PINK!

    My dive buddy and I both purchased white bio-fin pros and have loved them. We don't have too many dives on them. One thing I have noticed is that my pair of fins have turned a shade of pink after diving in Lake Powell last fall. My dive buddy who did the same dive, his fins are still white. I didn't think much of it, but letting them soak after the dive in a tub of water, then washing them in mild dish soap did not remove the color. They are still pink.

    Everyone now asks me why I dive with pink fins. I have to tell them that they were white at one time.

    Is there anything I can I do to get them back to their original white color?

    I can provide photos of mine next to my dive buddies pair if you would like.

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    this happened to my first pair of white apollo bio-fins. Only difference in our circumstances was that I used mine in a non chlorinated pool + prolonged exposure to sunlight and they turned a shade of brown.

    photos were sent to Japan and they claim it was some sort of chemical reaction to whatever the fin were exposed to, refund/1 for 1 exchange not possible. Don't bother using any cleansers on it, the rubber's going to stay that color for good. In the end I sold them off to an instructor friend who rents them out to newbies and I purchased a black pair. No issues ever since....

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