# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=128 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 129 --- ## [satin rims on yoyojam inspire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satin-rims-on-yoyojam-inspire/41626)
**Author:** [@amanojakumo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/amanojakumo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satin-rims-on-yoyojam-inspire/41626 "2012-08-18T19:41:48Z")
For those of you with a yoyojam inspire, I highly recommend satining the rims. With the diamond pattern celcon body and satined rims, it becomes an amazing grinder. --- ## [String washing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-washing/41331)
**Author:** [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-washing/41331 "2012-08-18T18:05:54Z")
When i read up on toxic strings, washing a continuing to use string was mentioned. Do people really do this? Is there a technique to it? --- ## [Unscrewing itself during play?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unscrewing-itself-during-play/41131)
**Author:** [@wilddanny88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wilddanny88)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unscrewing-itself-during-play/41131 "2012-08-18T15:20:26Z")
I was throwing at my Grandma’s house today and my yoyo just randomly unscrews itself midsleeper and half of it flies into the yard and the other half just falls down on the porch. ::)But here’s the kicker, the bearing fa… --- ## [My Home Made Yoyo's](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-home-made-yoyos/29297)
**Author:** [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-home-made-yoyos/29297 "2012-08-18T13:18:59Z")
Little project from last summer. As you can see I chose rock maple. It wobbles quite a bit. It uses an A size KK bearing. --- ## [Yomega Maverick - Custom Colorway](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick-custom-colorway/39872)
**Author:** [@mrtheblackho](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrtheblackho)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-maverick-custom-colorway/39872 "2012-08-18T02:26:16Z")
My first time ever doing this, one cup has more blue on it then the other but i think it’s still okay. Just let me know what you guys think for my first try :slight\_smile: If anyone wants to know it was original… --- ## [Next Level Caps?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/next-level-caps/41565)
**Author:** [@YourBBQ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YourBBQ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/next-level-caps/41565 "2012-08-17T08:13:15Z")
Has anyone succeeded in taking off the caps for the YoYoJam Next Level? In Chris Road’s review he said there was “no cup” or something like that. And id you did succeed, what methods did you use and could you please take… --- ## [When do I lube a ball bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-do-i-lube-a-ball-bearing/41564)
**Author:** [@Cake\_king](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cake_king)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-do-i-lube-a-ball-bearing/41564 "2012-08-17T07:56:08Z")
I confuse about it --- ## [JK Rim mod please](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jk-rim-mod-please/41536)
**Author:** [@YoJaden](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoJaden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jk-rim-mod-please/41536 "2012-08-17T01:10:07Z")
I have a yoyofactory JK and i was wondering if somebody would satin or sand the rims so it be shiny and nice mine is beat up and i always hate to see dinged yoyos --- ## [OD Cascade Bearing Noise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-cascade-bearing-noise/41529)
**Author:** [@Indecision](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Indecision)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-cascade-bearing-noise/41529 "2012-08-16T17:57:27Z")
OK, so I bought a One Drop Cascade and just received it on Monday and since then its barely left my hand save for work and sleep, well just moments ago I threw a breakaway and it started making an alarmingly loud noise, … --- ## [Adegle PSG and Asteroid Bolt and Nut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adegle-psg-and-asteroid-bolt-and-nut/41505)
**Author:** [@Bioly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bioly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adegle-psg-and-asteroid-bolt-and-nut/41505 "2012-08-16T06:29:29Z")
Hey everyone my PSG and Asteroids bolt and nut got stripped and am currently searching for where I can buy a new one. I tried to google a solution to no avail and was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions as to wh… --- ## [Novus Box O-rings work as weight rings!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/novus-box-o-rings-work-as-weight-rings/41514)
**Author:** [@circusmonkey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/circusmonkey888)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/novus-box-o-rings-work-as-weight-rings/41514 "2012-08-16T01:28:43Z")
I posted a little tweak a while back about using the OD Novus Box o-rings as weight rings for a Duncan Mosquito. A cool concept IMO, but it was a pesky installation process with “meh” results. Well I took some of my extr… --- ## [Acetone vs. mineral spirits](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/acetone-vs-mineral-spirits/41366)
**Author:** [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/acetone-vs-mineral-spirits/41366 "2012-08-16T01:00:38Z")
I have a Dark Magic 2 and my dad has a Hitman Pro. We have been using mineral spirits and I believe it has been working pretty well. I have been hearing many things about acetone though, so I was wondering if I should ch… --- ## [A stripped axle thread - yay.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-stripped-axle-thread-yay/41454)
**Author:** [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-stripped-axle-thread-yay/41454 "2012-08-15T19:14:34Z")
Yup! So someone gave me a Crucial Confection a few days ago at a meet and while it doesn’t tighten fully, I was still able to manage it to make it as snug as possible. But it reached its limit and the threads \[not sure w… --- ## [A la mode help - axle size](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-la-mode-help-axle-size/41450)
**Author:** [@basspinner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/basspinner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-la-mode-help-axle-size/41450 "2012-08-15T19:13:21Z")
So this past week I left to go to my dads and left my a la mode at my moms. When I got back it was missing the axle, so I was wondering what size and/or type of axle the crucial a la mode takes? And where I can get one? … --- ## [New Yo-Yo Clip Idea](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yo-yo-clip-idea/41372)
**Author:** [@once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/once_upon_a_paul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yo-yo-clip-idea/41372 "2012-08-15T06:50:10Z")
I’m selling a few of these on the bst. I want to see how they sell before I produce a larger run (I have different dice and lanyard colorways in mind). They are simple, yet edgy :slight\_smile: --- ## [Stunt-spiked, reshaped kickside](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stunt-spiked-reshaped-kickside/41304)
**Author:** [@once\_upon\_a\_paul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/once_upon_a_paul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stunt-spiked-reshaped-kickside/41304 "2012-08-15T06:32:33Z")
I’m selling this on the BST thread if you’re interested :wink: I still have 2 available slots for modification service if you’re interested. PM me for a link to my modification website for a list of my services and a g… --- ## [how to make ooch yo unresponsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-ooch-yo-unresponsive/40761)
**Author:** [@pianoking33](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pianoking33)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-ooch-yo-unresponsive/40761 "2012-08-15T04:09:40Z")
i have an yomega ooch yo and become quite good and want to move on to unresponsive yoyoing, i have the original bearing in the yoyo, i have tried cleaning the bearing with paint thinner then lubing with trumpet valve oil… --- ## [I want one of my yoyos raw.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-one-of-my-yoyos-raw/41352)
**Author:** [@cbeckford](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbeckford)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-one-of-my-yoyos-raw/41352 "2012-08-15T02:56:10Z")
Since I’m too young to be handling the materials to do this, any modders can make one raw? --- ## [Weighted hubstacks!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-hubstacks/41371)
**Author:** [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/weighted-hubstacks/41371 "2012-08-15T01:08:40Z")
i have an idea. make hubstacks out of heavier materials other than plastic! it would work like side effects. what do you guys think! --- ## [Hitman pro rubber gasget keeps falling out](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hitman-pro-rubber-gasget-keeps-falling-out/41458)
**Author:** [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hitman-pro-rubber-gasget-keeps-falling-out/41458 "2012-08-14T23:28:58Z")
Any ideas how to keep it in. Also, is this what is affecting spin time? --- ## [Help me with the raptor plz.......](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-with-the-raptor-plz/41377)
**Author:** [@spectra2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/spectra2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-with-the-raptor-plz/41377 "2012-08-14T23:07:30Z")
I just order a duncan raptor and i just heard that it is responsive right out of the box so some people say it needs to have a cleane bearing but I have never clean a bearing before so… any one knows how to turn it in … --- ## [General tips thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-tips-thread/41344)
**Author:** [@WarGirl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WarGirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/general-tips-thread/41344 "2012-08-14T16:23:26Z")
\[b\]General\[/b\] •On yoyos where the axle stays attached to one side, mark that side, so you know which way to open it so the bearing doesn’t fall out. ( I used the inner punch-out of a friction sticker on my duncan meta… --- ## [Eclipse and Hitman Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eclipse-and-hitman-help/39789)
**Author:** [@kpgilber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kpgilber)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eclipse-and-hitman-help/39789 "2012-08-13T23:05:18Z")
So I used to yoyo around 8 years ago and just picked it up again a couple of weeks ago. I found my old Spintastics Eclipse and Yoyojam Hitman and started using them. Within a week of using those I had to change both of t… --- ## [Auldey Photon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/auldey-photon/41412)
**Author:** [@YoYoJordan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoJordan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/auldey-photon/41412 "2012-08-13T17:17:58Z")
Anybody have any I idea how the best way to get this thing unresponsive? I am not sure of its bearing size either so if anyone could supply any info on that, that would be great. --- ## [ONE|ONE|ONE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-one-one/41409)
**Author:** [@pyrotechnic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pyrotechnic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/one-one-one/41409 "2012-08-13T17:09:01Z")
Made these two the other day cut down the bolt tower so the hubstacks would fit then added a weight ring from a top. Weighs 64 grams and plays great my new carry around yoyo. Glamour shot with some of my 888… --- ## [Fav. yoyo oil](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360)
**Author:** [@darkadlermagic3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/darkadlermagic3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360 "2012-08-13T14:02:01Z")
Whats your favorite yoyo oil? --- ## [Remnant 2 axle size](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/remnant-2-axle-size/41384)
**Author:** [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/remnant-2-axle-size/41384 "2012-08-13T03:25:19Z")
I need to replace an axle for the Remnant 2. Would someone be so kind as to link me to a correctly sized axle? --- ## [Removing paint on a yoyo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint-on-a-yoyo/41203)
**Author:** [@like125cats](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/like125cats)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint-on-a-yoyo/41203 "2012-08-12T19:14:19Z")
I am thinking of trading with a guy for his brett grimes painted peak, it is mint, and underneath is a mint 28 stories second run peak. If I trade him I would like to remove the paint, the question is how, please any hel… --- ## [Siliconing a yoyo - Recess or flush?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconing-a-yoyo-recess-or-flush/40896)
**Author:** [@Eastfield](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eastfield)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconing-a-yoyo-recess-or-flush/40896 "2012-08-11T22:48:06Z")
I’m about to silicone my first yoyo, a Juggernaut by Dif-E-Yo I really like the yoyo, though i do hate the dif-pads. Anyways, as the title says, should i recess the silicone or just flush it? --- ## [magnetized bearing????](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magnetized-bearing/40921)
**Author:** [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magnetized-bearing/40921 "2012-08-11T17:35:11Z")
so i got 2 yoyos recently… used… on was a dirt cheap phonomizm that was stuck together really bad… so i had to do some surgery to get it apart and when i did i noticed a ten ball inside… SCORE!!! but… the bearing is kind… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=127) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=129)