Bent fins

[ckraus]

Hello,

I checked my scuba backpack today while organizing the garage and noticed that I didn't store my fins properly in the backpack. Both fins now have a strong bent in the blade. What is the best way to shape the fins back to their normal shape? I hope I don't need to buy new fins.

Thank you,
Chris

 

[Outbound]

Prop them in such a way that they are bent a little past normal in the other direction and leave them in the hot sun for a while.

 

[Pearlman]

and leave them in the hot sun for a while.

Or try a hairdryer blowing hot air while using some tricks/jigs that wood benders use to get fancy shapes out of wood?

 

[BoltSnap]

Just use them and all will be OK.

 

[happy-diver]

These $300 bent and twisteds arrived from the scubapor dealer

ME

Hello

Are these a hybrid

perhaps a left and right version

or do you store them under a cow

Thank you.



So it starts flowing



Hi happy

Thanks for checking in with us!

No cows here unfortunately! That looks like the fin just bent over the opposite foot pocket during shipping. The great thin about the monoprene material that Scubapro uses for their fins is that it is very easily mouldable. That’s exactly why we use them in our rental fleet. Simply bend the fin back into it’s normal shape and hold it in shape for a while. It might be worth placing a big book on it for a while to keep it in shape.

I hope that helps and enjoy your new dive gear!

Kind Regards

 

[lexvil]

These $300 bent and twisteds arrived from the scubapor dealer

ME

Hello

Are these a hybrid

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perhaps a left and right version

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or do you store them under a cow

Thank you.



So it starts flowing



Hi happy

Thanks for checking in with us!

No cows here unfortunately! That looks like the fin just bent over the opposite foot pocket during shipping. The great thin about the monoprene material that Scubapro uses for their fins is that it is very easily mouldable. That’s exactly why we use them in our rental fleet. Simply bend the fin back into it’s normal shape and hold it in shape for a while. It might be worth placing a big book on it for a while to keep it in shape.

I hope that helps and enjoy your new dive gear!

Kind Regards

It looks like whoever filled the shipping container did a little to much “we can jam in a few more’s”

 

[happy-diver]

Mate yeah, and coming from you, Scubaboards resident scubapor monprene fin dude superstar expert

There is no way these got bent from 3 days shipping, same dumkopfs that sent me side stamped tanks

ME

What shape is that. Both fins are bent and twisted out of shape. How about you grab a book and come over
Did I send you a pile of bent and twisted money or was it money you were able to use as soon as you received it



Hi happy

Thank you for getting back to me.

I am sorry that you have received the fins slightly bent. That is not how it should be of course. This is clearly something that has happened during shipping and is obviously outside of our control. While we would like to be able to control the whole process from sale to delivery, that is unfortunately just not possible, so we have to rely on third party shipping companies.

This is also something that is really easy to rectify as explained before.

That leaves us with two options.

1. You can either try to bend the fins back into shape just like they were made to be able to do or
2. You can send them back to us for a full refund. We will not be able to exchange them to a different pair for you as we simply cannot take the risk of this happening again of course.

Please let me know how you would like to proceed.





Now I'm a busy guy so these things take time

 

[lexvil]

It had to be the condition of your money

 

[gmerick]

Treat a bent fin like a bent diver -- compress it. After it's condition improves slowly decrease the compression. The manufacturer must have tables to consult.

 

[-JD-]

ME

What shape is that. Both fins are bent and twisted out of shape. How about you grab a book and come over
Did I send you a pile of bent and twisted money or was it money you were able to use as soon as you received it

It had to be the condition of your money

I'm guessing that what they received of you money was nothing but bunch of little Bits.