# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=110 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 111 --- ## [Stripping a powder coat?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-powder-coat/49156)
**Author:** [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-powder-coat/49156 "2013-02-07T03:00:44Z")
Ok, so I messed up a powder coat on one of my yoyos, would this work to remove the coat without damaging the aluminum? --- ## [Are the hitman pros caps supposed to come off?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-the-hitman-pros-caps-supposed-to-come-off/49153)
**Author:** [@y0y0bawss](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/y0y0bawss)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/are-the-hitman-pros-caps-supposed-to-come-off/49153 "2013-02-07T02:17:15Z")
Ive been trying to get them off but they MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE so I’m starting to wonder if there supposed to come off or if there are any finger grind things under then plz help!! --- ## [non responsive bearing going responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/non-responsive-bearing-going-responsive/49088)
**Author:** [@saskyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saskyoyo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/non-responsive-bearing-going-responsive/49088 "2013-02-06T21:34:47Z")
So I was throwing my dm2 and my bearing went responsive on me any idea of why this has happened? --- ## [Anyone know a good anodizer??? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-a-good-anodizer/49079)
**Author:** [@poiuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/poiuy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-a-good-anodizer/49079 "2013-02-06T21:22:12Z")
hey all! I have a tp positron and wanted to get it custom anodized. The only place that I found was gruntbull but their prices on their website are pretty hefty. I want someone to do it that I know i can trust with a $20… --- ## [Phenom caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-caps/49137)
**Author:** [@mrodd](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrodd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-caps/49137 "2013-02-06T18:07:27Z")
How do i remove my phenom caps? --- ## [Original Onestar cap removal help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/original-onestar-cap-removal-help/48869)
**Author:** [@Lukoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lukoyo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/original-onestar-cap-removal-help/48869 "2013-02-06T14:04:13Z")
I have one of the white Onestar yoyos that were available at BAC. I really like it but I don’t really like the look of the caps. I have never been a big fan of them in general on yoyos. Is there a good way to remove the… --- ## [PSG mod?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/psg-mod/48941)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Grim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alan_Grim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/psg-mod/48941 "2013-02-06T12:38:11Z")
does anyone know a way to add some weight to the psg? i just got one and i feel its a little too light or the response is a lil too loose? on a normal breakaway, the yoyo doesnt seem to be unwinding tight enough and hits… --- ## [I have a DNA but I stripped it is it broke for good](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-have-a-dna-but-i-stripped-it-is-it-broke-for-good/48839)
**Author:** [@XxsanezxX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxsanezxX)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-have-a-dna-but-i-stripped-it-is-it-broke-for-good/48839 "2013-02-06T12:36:50Z")
I have a DNA I stripped it and now it still throws but is fully responsive. Is there anyway to fix it. Are what should I do. --- ## [Help! I need somebody... - stuck YYF spacers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-i-need-somebody-stuck-yyf-spacers/49119)
**Author:** [@Oversized\_Shady](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oversized_Shady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-i-need-somebody-stuck-yyf-spacers/49119 "2013-02-06T12:32:24Z")
How would I go about removing the spacers for the yoyofactory grind machine? They are kinda stuck in the bearing… --- ## [\*URGENT\*werrd irony jp axel replacement??](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/urgent-werrd-irony-jp-axel-replacement/48825)
**Author:** [@Y0Y0SR2PR0](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Y0Y0SR2PR0)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/urgent-werrd-irony-jp-axel-replacement/48825 "2013-02-06T04:42:03Z")
titile says everything --- ## [axel for magic t8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-for-magic-t8/49098)
**Author:** [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-for-magic-t8/49098 "2013-02-06T02:37:34Z")
i need an axel for a magic t8, so what size i could find at a hardware store? --- ## [Stripping a No Jive is way harder than stripping aluminum...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-no-jive-is-way-harder-than-stripping-aluminum/48964)
**Author:** [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-no-jive-is-way-harder-than-stripping-aluminum/48964 "2013-02-05T22:13:22Z")
Decided to try stripping a paint chipped No Jive tonight. I’m semi happy with the results. A little too aggressive with the sandpaper and I couldn’t get every bit of the old blue paint out on one side. Might try addin… --- ## [Can you use detergent as a solvent?^^.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-use-detergent-as-a-solvent/49073)
**Author:** [@CLYWPenguin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CLYWPenguin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-use-detergent-as-a-solvent/49073 "2013-02-05T01:12:37Z")
I know I might be sounding like an idiot right now but I’m wondering if you could use detergent as a solvent. --- ## [Starting small run of modded flipsides.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-small-run-of-modded-flipsides/48899)
**Author:** [@Mello](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mello)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-small-run-of-modded-flipsides/48899 "2013-02-04T04:48:11Z")
So I’m going to make a small run of modded flipsides. I will be: adding weight (68g), wiping caps and leaving Duncan logo, and replacing pads with k pads. Also maybe dying caps and a LB swap. Would you buy one for $3… --- ## [glow mod sticks on fool's gold avalanche](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-mod-sticks-on-fools-gold-avalanche/48966)
**Author:** [@glatorein](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/glatorein)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-mod-sticks-on-fools-gold-avalanche/48966 "2013-02-04T02:09:01Z")
Can you put glow mod sticks on a Clyw Avalanche? --- ## [Post pictures of your latest mod!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/post-pictures-of-your-latest-mod/44275)
**Author:** [@3yo3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/3yo3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/post-pictures-of-your-latest-mod/44275 "2013-02-03T19:49:54Z")
There’s a BIG lack in the # of mods people have been doing for the past few years, post yours!! --- ## [Broken CLYW Sasquatch help?!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-clyw-sasquatch-help/49012)
**Author:** [@CMJPJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CMJPJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-clyw-sasquatch-help/49012 "2013-02-03T18:57:01Z")
So about 3 weeks ago I ordered a Sasquatch 3rd run. I loved it since I took it out of the box! It played really well and I could easily recommend this as a performance yoyo. However, a couple of days ago I was with some… --- ## [Threw some paint on my avant garde ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/threw-some-paint-on-my-avant-garde/48764)
**Author:** [@the\_dope\_chaud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/the_dope_chaud)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/threw-some-paint-on-my-avant-garde/48764 "2013-02-02T20:38:53Z")
Just got tired of my plain jane silver throw. Let me know what you think. --- ## [Nickel finishes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-finishes/48930)
**Author:** [@Nivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nivo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-finishes/48930 "2013-02-02T05:56:29Z")
I have a markmont next and recently got a Wolly markmont. I was thinking of using Mothers Mag and aluminum to polish it, but read that if you go too hard you can rub out the nickel coating. I am not sure so thought I wou… --- ## [Loose Axle Sleeve?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loose-axle-sleeve/48955)
**Author:** [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loose-axle-sleeve/48955 "2013-02-02T04:14:54Z")
So I just got a PHENOMizm a few days ago, and I’ve just been throwing it stock. There’s been a little bit of rattle, but I just thought it was just from the caps, etc. I decided to address the rattling issue today, and… --- ## [how to use flowable slilicone and noisy bearing ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-use-flowable-slilicone-and-noisy-bearing/48908)
**Author:** [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-use-flowable-slilicone-and-noisy-bearing/48908 "2013-02-02T04:12:16Z")
note these are 2 separate problems they do not deal with the same yoyo! first off all right I want to know how to use followable silicone cause I recently got a general yo torrent and I know the responses need to be c… --- ## [Need someone to help/fix my Berserker with a stripped cap/axle.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-someone-to-help-fix-my-berserker-with-a-stripped-cap-axle/48910)
**Author:** [@mccando](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mccando)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-someone-to-help-fix-my-berserker-with-a-stripped-cap-axle/48910 "2013-02-01T18:10:20Z")
Is there anything I can do about my Berserker? One side is stripped on the inside, and maybe even the axle I can’t really tell. Any axle I try to put into the stripped side just goes straight through. So that seems to … --- ## [Thin or Thick Lube for 2a?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-or-thick-lube-for-2a/48780)
**Author:** [@xcharger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xcharger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-or-thick-lube-for-2a/48780 "2013-02-01T17:44:57Z")
Which lube do you use for 2a yoyos? and how much? i have a pair of Loop900 but i never really learned how to loop well. the bearings are dead dry, and i dont like that. and How often am i supposed to maintenance my 2a… --- ## [Help! Stuck Axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-stuck-axle/48826)
**Author:** [@Y0Y0SR2PR0](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Y0Y0SR2PR0)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-stuck-axle/48826 "2013-02-01T16:13:54Z")
I cant remove the axel in my irony jp --- ## [Just curious](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916)
**Author:** [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916 "2013-02-01T07:08:36Z")
If you were to soak your bearing in lighter fluid and acetone then pull it out and catch it on fire with a match (sounds crazy, I know) but just the little burst of flame, would it clean your bearing at all? --- ## [Monkey Snot help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/monkey-snot-help/48593)
**Author:** [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/monkey-snot-help/48593 "2013-02-01T06:22:30Z")
I got a tube of Monkey Snot to compare it to flowable silicon, but the tube is different than the one in the video. I couldn’t find any tutorials for the bigger tube, so i was wondering if the process is any different th… --- ## [Metal Drifter Response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/metal-drifter-response/48868)
**Author:** [@thefluteninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thefluteninja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/metal-drifter-response/48868 "2013-01-31T05:10:48Z")
Hey forum-dwellers. I got a Duncan Metal Drifter from Toys R Us and I wanted to make it unresponsive so I took out a pad. I have been throwing it with one pad and I noticed that it has not worn out for the month that I h… --- ## [Too much lube?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/48816)
**Author:** [@Artichoke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Artichoke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/48816 "2013-01-30T06:21:26Z")
Hi, I was reading the forums and someone mentioned too much lube… Is that possible(to a reasonable amount, like not dipping the bearing in it)? If so how much is the right amount? Videos say a drop but it doesn’t seem … --- ## [dying delrin yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-delrin-yoyos/48827)
**Author:** [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dying-delrin-yoyos/48827 "2013-01-30T02:24:47Z")
ever since i sold my old delrin severe I’ve regretted it ever since. now that i have enough money to buy another one, it the first thing on my to-do list. I’ve been wanting do dye it a nice vibrant rose red ever since it… --- ## [Tuning a No- jive?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning-a-no-jive/48708)
**Author:** [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning-a-no-jive/48708 "2013-01-30T00:43:14Z")
Hey guys! I’m wondering if its possible to tune a no jive? Mine has this vibe to it And it’s somewhat affecting play! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=109) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=111)