Well sadly I got the sticker put on the Bo, but it only took about 20 minutes to get all of it off and the residue. I took the Bo outside and did about 20 minutes of full force contact sparring and it had no marks on it. Its got nice weight my scale showed it at just under 2 pounds. It has great balance in the middle and makes for easy palm spins. Will leave more feedback saying how long it lasts when it breaks which hopefully wont be for months.