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This was the only economical way to accomplish this. The color is put on by the same company that does the camo dipping for LRI (Photon). In order to mold the units in yellow, the quantities are astronomical. Lots of zeros! As usual, Aeromedix is ahead of me in offering these for sale, Which I suppose isn't such a bad thing. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> As a result, I've not yet completed the explanatory product page. That will hopefully be done in a day or two. On that page is the following explanation regarding the color coat::

While this is durable, it will scratch if abused. It seems to wear just fine in the pocket with keys and change and the rest that we tend to carry, but over time I think you can expect to see some degree of color wearing off as normal. Also, being a light color, it is bound to show dirt and wear more obviously that black. It will still serve for its primary purpose, making it easier to find.

IOW, if you expect it to stay flawlessly yellow, please don't bother purchasing it, you'll be disappointed. I am satisfied this is an adequate and reasonable way to go, if not perfect. We are still looking for an economical way to get a more abuse -resistant coating, but so far have not found anything

Hope this explains what's going on.