# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=189 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 190 --- ## [How to make a yoyo with starburst unresponsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-a-yoyo-with-starburst-unresponsive/19870)
**Author:** [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-a-yoyo-with-starburst-unresponsive/19870 "2010-10-10T01:31:38Z")
Do you have a Yoyojam yoyo with starburst response ? ( One Side is O-Ring and the other is Starburst ) And you want to know how to mod that yoyo to make it dead unresponsive ? Below are some tips and tricks on how to do … --- ## [how do i satin a yoyo ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-satin-a-yoyo/19873)
**Author:** [@yoyoTM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoTM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-satin-a-yoyo/19873 "2010-10-10T00:35:02Z")
im looking for step by step instructions on how to satin a yoyo actually rim satin a genesis any help will help thanks --- ## [First satin job](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/first-satin-job/19816)
**Author:** [@arem250](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arem250)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/first-satin-job/19816 "2010-10-09T18:31:13Z")
Ok so I decided that I might as well satin my dash. Please tell me what you think. --- ## [Does the RecRev Electric Daisy accept silicone?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-the-recrev-electric-daisy-accept-silicone/19839)
**Author:** [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-the-recrev-electric-daisy-accept-silicone/19839 "2010-10-09T02:42:21Z")
Does the RecRev Electric Daisy accept silicone? --- ## [Huge bearing trouble.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/huge-bearing-trouble/19833)
**Author:** [@BiG\_DaddY](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BiG_DaddY)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/huge-bearing-trouble/19833 "2010-10-09T01:07:06Z")
Hello all :slight\_smile: Well i have 2 yoyos that am using at the moment, and its been a while since i cleaned the bearings, so i thought of cleaning them because its been playing a bit slow. The problem is i CANT tak… --- ## [Need some help modding!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-some-help-modding/19718)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-some-help-modding/19718 "2010-10-09T01:05:02Z")
I have a clear FHZ that I bought for 15 dollars from a friend at school. It is the worst kinda beat I have ever seen. I wanna know how to remove dings from it. Tyler49 whatever said you could use a nail filer, so does th… --- ## [i \<3 sharpies](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-3-sharpies/19779)
**Author:** [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-3-sharpies/19779 "2010-10-08T14:46:44Z")
Yay!Replay shaved,highwalled,and sharpied lol. --- ## [Red Dead Metal Zero ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/red-dead-metal-zero/19805)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/red-dead-metal-zero/19805 "2010-10-08T00:52:19Z")
Not the greatest mod in the history of the world, but not bad. I just hit it with some read paint, and then found that I didn’t like the rims so I just did some satining(Ish) to it and voila I like it. Plus for just … --- ## [Yuuksta- does it take silicone?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-does-it-take-silicone/19691)
**Author:** [@jbyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbyoyo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-does-it-take-silicone/19691 "2010-10-07T23:30:28Z")
Yea, so does the Yuuksta take silicone? Or must it have pads? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Glue as silicon?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glue-as-silicon/19674)
**Author:** [@duckie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/duckie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glue-as-silicon/19674 "2010-10-07T21:59:29Z")
Probably not, but just an idea of mine. Could liquid glue possible be implemented as silicon in a yoyo? --- ## [My Mods - update 10/7/10 FHZ with delrin rims version 2 ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-mods-update-10-7-10-fhz-with-delrin-rims-version-2/16691)
**Author:** [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-mods-update-10-7-10-fhz-with-delrin-rims-version-2/16691 "2010-10-07T15:12:42Z")
This is gonna be a thread with my mod work and I’ll update it whenever I do new stuff --- ## [Bearing help please, this is important](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help-please-this-is-important/19798)
**Author:** [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help-please-this-is-important/19798 "2010-10-07T08:51:48Z")
So, I know. I had lot of problems with my SuperStar. OK, now, I was playing with it, and all of a sudden it screeched and became responsive. So I unscrewed it and spun the bearing, and it would just screech and stop s… --- ## [Bearing breaking in or just broke?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-breaking-in-or-just-broke/16550)
**Author:** [@bobnintendo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobnintendo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-breaking-in-or-just-broke/16550 "2010-10-07T04:33:54Z")
Hey, so I got my YYJ Legacy this week and a few days ago it got a little louder all of the sudden after playing with it, I read something about bearings ‘breaking in’ and then after like 2 days its silent again and spins… --- ## [Satin without drill?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satin-without-drill/19758)
**Author:** [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satin-without-drill/19758 "2010-10-07T00:48:35Z")
So, I’m not a modder, have no experience either. (Sorry, I guess :-\[ :slight\_smile: So my only question is, can I satin a yoyo without a drill and just use sandpaper without a drill with just turning it? Thanks for any… --- ## [what size response for ooch smoov](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-size-response-for-ooch-smoov/19775)
**Author:** [@fatjoe298](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatjoe298)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-size-response-for-ooch-smoov/19775 "2010-10-06T20:46:36Z")
so i let my little cousin come over who is 5. bad idea. i let him look at my smoov but said you cant take it out of here. (my room) so when i came back from doing somethin or what ever he took one of the pads out and idk… --- ## [trimming o-rings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trimming-o-rings/19757)
**Author:** [@YORYAN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YORYAN)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/trimming-o-rings/19757 "2010-10-06T03:40:36Z")
do any of u know how to trim o-rings? to make it less reponsive --- ## [Beefcake Question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beefcake-question/19734)
**Author:** [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beefcake-question/19734 "2010-10-06T03:26:13Z")
I don’t plan on beefcaking a yoyo or getting a yoyo thats is beefcaked, but I do have a question about it. Would the string ever fall in between the bearings onto the axle during play? --- ## [yyj bigben ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-bigben/19756)
**Author:** [@YORYAN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YORYAN)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-bigben/19756 "2010-10-06T02:20:53Z")
is there any mods u guys know of that would work to fix this up? --- ## [northstar help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-help/19659)
**Author:** [@yydude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yydude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-help/19659 "2010-10-06T01:00:35Z")
oksy, what bearing does the norhtstar come with? im pretty sure its a center trac bearing, but im not sure :frowning: --- ## [how dose this work](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-dose-this-work/19715)
**Author:** [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-dose-this-work/19715 "2010-10-05T22:36:33Z")
how do the yoyos with the axle as the bearing holder and the flat seat work with out squashing the bearing? --- ## [My Satins- 10-5-10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-satins-10-5-10/19748)
**Author:** [@titanium221](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/titanium221)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-satins-10-5-10/19748 "2010-10-05T22:18:38Z")
Alright guys, I am going to be putting all of my satin jobs in one thread. Here they are. (I will try to put them in chronological order.) Keep in kind, must of these yoyos were beat when I got them, thus the power of s… --- ## [elliot jackson peak responsive???](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/elliot-jackson-peak-responsive/19716)
**Author:** [@zomah2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zomah2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/elliot-jackson-peak-responsive/19716 "2010-10-05T22:04:06Z")
hello. my name is zomah. i have an elliot jackson peak that is responsive. it has been like that since i got it. at first i thought i just needed to break in the pads. but its been weeks now, and its still responsive. e… --- ## [Nifty Mod for Guitarists](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nifty-mod-for-guitarists/19623)
**Author:** [@Yoda343](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoda343)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nifty-mod-for-guitarists/19623 "2010-10-05T06:05:54Z")
I Recently got a YYJ Legacy specifically because I wanted a good plastic throw and was wanting one in all white. I’m not a big fan of side caps, so I took them off only to reveal the weight rings underneath. I decided t… --- ## [Silicone Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-help/19711)
**Author:** [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-help/19711 "2010-10-05T03:28:08Z")
I siliconed my G5 this morning and let it dry until right now, and I am having trouble getting the silicone out of the bearing seat. I got some of it, but not all of it by using a paper clip. Is there an easier solution? … --- ## [How to make a yoyo sting: video, updated video with better quality](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-a-yoyo-sting-video-updated-video-with-better-quality/17964)
**Author:** [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-a-yoyo-sting-video-updated-video-with-better-quality/17964 "2010-10-04T23:04:29Z")
please ignore my accent and buy like .08mm thick poly string or what ever size walmarts thread is --- ## [best replacement fhz responce pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-replacement-fhz-responce-pads/19699)
**Author:** [@zombiegavins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zombiegavins)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-replacement-fhz-responce-pads/19699 "2010-10-04T17:20:45Z")
I don’t really wanna recess a brand new throw so what are the best replacement pads for sort of mid level responce? --- ## [responsive protostar??](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsive-protostar/19541)
**Author:** [@crocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crocks)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/responsive-protostar/19541 "2010-10-04T17:10:11Z")
i changed my protostar pads and at first when i played with it it was ok and then it camed responsive and didnt got that nice spin time :cry: --- ## [Bearing seat now raw?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-now-raw/19690)
**Author:** [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-now-raw/19690 "2010-10-04T14:36:25Z")
So I just got a SuperStar at the Nationals (It’s sooo beast) and I was playing with it, and then I got a knot, so I unscrewed it and realized that the bearing seat coating was rubbing off from the bearing and turning raw… --- ## [Hubstacks or spikes? Both!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstacks-or-spikes-both/19664)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstacks-or-spikes-both/19664 "2010-10-04T01:16:08Z")
I don’t know if anyone has come up with this before, but if they have, I haven’t seen it :-P. Some folks like to take the hubstacks off of they hubstackable YYF yoyos from time to time. I admit, I do to sometimes. Nu… --- ## [What kind of silicone pads can the CLYW Gnarwhal use?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-kind-of-silicone-pads-can-the-clyw-gnarwhal-use/19653)
**Author:** [@lczt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lczt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-kind-of-silicone-pads-can-the-clyw-gnarwhal-use/19653 "2010-10-04T01:05:07Z")
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