# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=174 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 175 --- ## [How to properly care for TA-Tas... by MadHouse](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-properly-care-for-ta-tas-by-madhouse/24477)
**Author:** [@Mad\_Yoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mad_Yoer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-properly-care-for-ta-tas-by-madhouse/24477 "2011-03-08T05:11:17Z")
Hi Guys, I had some people ask about how to take care of TA-Tas, and I felt it was an important question that needed to be delved into. First off TA-Tas are the heart and soul of life. They are what make things Epic an… --- ## [HELP WITH CLYW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-clyw/24441)
**Author:** [@timmay5127](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/timmay5127)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-clyw/24441 "2011-03-07T23:04:50Z")
i was wondering. what other responses could you put in a sasquatch other than flowable silicone --- ## [anodizing&de anodizing help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anodizing-de-anodizing-help/24391)
**Author:** [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anodizing-de-anodizing-help/24391 "2011-03-07T21:27:57Z")
i am trying to figure out what chemical I can use to de-anodize my yoyos I would apreciate it if you didn’t comment if you dont know or can help, thanks p.s. DON’T tell me this is too dangerous and i should just send i… --- ## [protostar w/spec broke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-w-spec-broke/24417)
**Author:** [@Camjameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Camjameron)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-w-spec-broke/24417 "2011-03-07T05:35:04Z")
so i was throwing my protostar and the next thing i know it stops the bearing and it wasnt loud… at all couldnt hear a peep so i looked at it and it was crooked, i didnt overtighten it or anything and so how did it do th… --- ## [Dv888 responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dv888-responsive/24445)
**Author:** [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dv888-responsive/24445 "2011-03-07T04:41:44Z")
i have not lubed in weeks. just cleaned it last week. didnt lube after cleaning. every time i jerk it it comes right back.heck, i can easily bind from trapeze! halp pleaze! --- ## [Removing old silicone?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-old-silicone/24292)
**Author:** [@cavekid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cavekid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-old-silicone/24292 "2011-03-06T00:00:07Z")
Im new to silicone. I bought a yoyo of someone and they did a really bad silicone job, or its just really worn out. Im peeling it but it comes off in small chunkes and is not going smothly. Any remedies? A special tool? … --- ## [anyone know if you can mod a duncan ignite?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-if-you-can-mod-a-duncan-ignite/24267)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-if-you-can-mod-a-duncan-ignite/24267 "2011-03-05T21:42:41Z")
I picked up a duncan ignite. It uses a wooden bearing type thing,so I took it out and was able to slide my size a bearing right in:) heres the problem, It would definitley need spacers! does anyone know who would make th… --- ## [Anyone know how to deshield this kind of bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-deshield-this-kind-of-bearing/24369)
**Author:** [@Badd2bone85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Badd2bone85)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-deshield-this-kind-of-bearing/24369 "2011-03-05T05:32:28Z")
--- ## [Any suggested Mods for Duncan Raptor?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-suggested-mods-for-duncan-raptor/24315)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Cleveland](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tim_Cleveland)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-suggested-mods-for-duncan-raptor/24315 "2011-03-04T06:39:36Z")
Does anyone have any suggestions to modify the Duncan Raptor? I just got mine a few days ago and it is very good. Very different feel than Dark Magic II and Protostar that I have. But the Raptor is VERY quiet and smooth.… --- ## [O- Ring Response Problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/o-ring-response-problem/24220)
**Author:** [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/o-ring-response-problem/24220 "2011-03-02T15:09:13Z")
My yuuksta o-ring grew and doesn’t fit back into the slot! What should i do? --- ## [silicone help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-help/23933)
**Author:** [@gommer556](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gommer556)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-help/23933 "2011-03-02T03:15:26Z")
hey guys, um, i need help on how to silicone a yoyo. i already did it on my yomega dash and it was great but it wears off to fast. i dont know what kind of silicone it was, just random stuff i found but i was woundering … --- ## [Paint or Anodize Setup?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paint-or-anodize-setup/24217)
**Author:** [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/paint-or-anodize-setup/24217 "2011-03-02T01:50:21Z")
Hey guys! So I have been doing some different things for fun with my yoyos lately like making String, Painting a metal yoyo with a normal brush and acrylic paint (Yes, I know what you are going to say…I am waiting for it… --- ## [cleaning the bearing!!! help!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-the-bearing-help/24250)
**Author:** [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-the-bearing-help/24250 "2011-03-01T06:16:47Z")
i don’t have any mineral spirits at hand but i do have lube. i need to clean the bearing and is there any subsitute for it? Currently i am usinbg water, but i’ve herd that the bearing can rust!!! uururrgenntt!!! HELP NO… --- ## [Dark Magic NOISY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-noisy/24229)
**Author:** [@mingfu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mingfu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-noisy/24229 "2011-03-01T05:46:10Z")
My dark magic has been very noisy now (im using the speed bearing not the standard one they install at first) and im getting worried it might break is it usual for the dm to get really loud after about a month of use wit… --- ## [YoYo Strings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-strings/24232)
**Author:** [@ian1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ian1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-strings/24232 "2011-03-01T03:12:01Z")
Okay so I live in turkey and it cost about a dollar for one string here… so I was wandering if any one knows how to make them? if so could you tell me how cause I would really like to be able to make my own so that I don… --- ## [1a and 4a rims for a FHZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-and-4a-rims-for-a-fhz/24237)
**Author:** [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/1a-and-4a-rims-for-a-fhz/24237 "2011-02-28T19:21:05Z")
I havent been yoyoing or modding much lately but I got asked to try to make offstring rims for a FHZ so I used some acrylic I had laying around to make some basic rims. I took a modded fhz I did awhile back with delrin r… --- ## [String-Making - Tuts?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-tuts/23803)
**Author:** [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-tuts/23803 "2011-02-28T14:38:42Z")
Could you please provide a few in-depth, but easy tuts for string making? I REALLY want to get into it :slight\_smile: --- ## [bearing responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsive/24111)
**Author:** [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsive/24111 "2011-02-28T07:55:59Z")
i just cleaned my bearing, spun it for about 10 mins, and put no lube on. why is it super responsive??? --- ## [What is the best Lathe under $200.00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-lathe-under-200-00/23925)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-best-lathe-under-200-00/23925 "2011-02-28T06:15:18Z")
Title asks it all --- ## [Sandpaper Grit?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sandpaper-grit/24227)
**Author:** [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sandpaper-grit/24227 "2011-02-28T05:26:53Z")
Hey guys, I was wondering what grit sandpaper to use for satining? I have done one satin job on my Genesis but it wasn’t shiny at all and it looks kind of ugly… I used 200 and 300 I think, not positive. Is it just becaus… --- ## [Argh!!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/argh/24094)
**Author:** [@scarecrow1298](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scarecrow1298)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/argh/24094 "2011-02-27T22:39:10Z")
I want to get a bottle of YYJs thin lube but the site is always out of stock!!! I know I could probably get it elsewhere but I dont really like web hopping for a reliable site when I know of this one lol --- ## [yyf spacers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-spacers/24210)
**Author:** [@yoyomatt2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomatt2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-spacers/24210 "2011-02-27T19:55:52Z")
is there a way to take off the spacers on my yyf protostar? i saw a video by Tyler Severance, but my spacers stay in the yoyo, not attatched to the bearing? i need to know how to do this so i can replace them. --- ## [flowable sili](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-sili/24187)
**Author:** [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-sili/24187 "2011-02-27T18:26:01Z")
do DMIIs accept sili? i keep on siliing it but it comes out in an hour. im trying with my Dv888 right now, but it needs to dry first. --- ## [Dark Magic Yoyo help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-yoyo-help/24081)
**Author:** [@atom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/atom)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dark-magic-yoyo-help/24081 "2011-02-27T18:20:33Z")
I’ve been throwing the DM for about a month now, but recently I messed it up pretty badlu and was wondering if anybody could help me figure out what is wrong with it. I was playing with it, and during a sleeper it unscr… --- ## [Hitman Pro problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hitman-pro-problem/23929)
**Author:** [@xaix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xaix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hitman-pro-problem/23929 "2011-02-27T10:34:33Z")
Today I hit my hitman pro hard and it make a little gap between the metal and plastic. I think the gap make my Hitman Pro vibe more. Can somebody help? --- ## [10 Ball or Konkave](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/10-ball-or-konkave/24176)
**Author:** [@Superspylee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Superspylee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/10-ball-or-konkave/24176 "2011-02-27T06:32:08Z")
I like to upgrade my yoyos but I cant figure out which bearing to get.Should I get 10 Ball or a Konkave? ??? --- ## [Good yoyo lube?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-lube/24181)
**Author:** [@Freddy1119](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Freddy1119)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/good-yoyo-lube/24181 "2011-02-26T20:52:16Z")
i have a DMII and it’s bearing goes smoothly but recently it started spinning a lot slower. I’ve been waiting for yyj thin lube and 1 drop V4M lube to come in but it’s taking too long. Any replacement lubricant that work… --- ## [Hubstack bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-bearings/24107)
**Author:** [@yoyomaverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaverick)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-bearings/24107 "2011-02-26T05:54:53Z")
So i have noticed that it could be cheaper to buy the stacks and the bearings seperately, but I am not sure what size the bearings in the hubstacks are. Are they all the same? Or would yyf stacks be different than some o… --- ## [what silicone stickers does a fhz take?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-silicone-stickers-does-a-fhz-take/24158)
**Author:** [@dyladon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dyladon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-silicone-stickers-does-a-fhz-take/24158 "2011-02-26T04:23:47Z")
what sili stickers does an fhz take? --- ## [Dyed Kickside and Speedmaker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dyed-kickside-and-speedmaker/24156)
**Author:** [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dyed-kickside-and-speedmaker/24156 "2011-02-26T03:30:24Z")
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