Painted Your Fins ?

[NAIBdiver1]

Has anyone painted the top of their fins white to use for white balancing ?

If successful what type of paint have you used.

So far I have tried a spray paint that said it was good for plastic, rubber, outdoor furniture. That didn't work too good. After 2 dives it began to chip.

I just re-painted with an epoxy for appliance touch-up. I'll test that next weekend.

It's such a PITA to try and hold a slate, camera, stay off the bottom Any other suggestions ?

NAIBDiver1

 

[robint]

I have seen this done (painting spot on fins) but it always does chip. Many people just find a white spot of sand to use or have their buddy hold a slate.

robin

 

[EastEndDiver]

Tape a small slate to one of your fins.

 

[Cave Diver]

Has anyone painted the top of their fins white to use for white balancing ?

If successful what type of paint have you used.

So far I have tried a spray paint that said it was good for plastic, rubber, outdoor furniture. That didn't work too good. After 2 dives it began to chip.

I just re-painted with an epoxy for appliance touch-up. I'll test that next weekend.

It's such a PITA to try and hold a slate, camera, stay off the bottom Any other suggestions ?

NAIBDiver1

The only paint I can think of that may have a chance of working for any length of time is flexible bumper cover paint. You can probably find it at most large automotive retailers and it's designed to stand up to a certain degree of flexing. Whether it will stand up to the constant flexing fins go through I'm not sure.

 

[Kilili]

Use white duct tape. It'll hold up to to salt water, cheap, no flex problems, and is a piece of pie to replace.

Ditto multiple strips of white elec. tape. Easier to remove too.

There are also white fins, you know. Don't recall mfg, but Google will find.

 

[jalvare2]

I used white spray paint for plastics. It has lasted almost two years, but it finally starter to break and fall.
Go five pages before in this same thread. for a solution that is working fine for me.

[I have used white stickers on the fins, but currents moved me away while doing the settings and not moving my fins. ..Manually holding the slate leave me only one hand to hold the cammera. ..So my best solution has been to add an adjustable arm to the housing, and once the balance is done I just swing the arm away. See attached picture.
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[NAIBdiver1]

Jalvare2
Please re-post pictures - I don't see thumbnails

Thanks

 

[mksmith713]

Tusa makes white fins.....but the duct tape idea seems nice.

 

[David Wilson]

Gull of Japan make fins in a range of solid colours, including white:

 

[ronscuba]

Silver or grey fins work too.