# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=198 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 199 --- ## [bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing/17242)
**Author:** [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing/17242 "2010-07-28T21:41:13Z")
how long does it take to break in --- ## [All fhz mods](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/all-fhz-mods/15589)
**Author:** [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/all-fhz-mods/15589 "2010-07-28T16:06:25Z")
ok people are always asking to do mods to a fhz or something here is a list i thought of to tell people what they are and pm me if there is something i missed you can do: hubstacks synergy caps clean bearing sili re… --- ## [Speed Beetle Mods](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/speed-beetle-mods/17226)
**Author:** [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/speed-beetle-mods/17226 "2010-07-28T15:47:54Z")
A few people have asked me how I got my Speed Beetle unresponsive in my Speed Beetle video. I’ve made a video of what I did along with another easy mod: The link to the YoYoNation forum topic that I found … --- ## [Metal FHZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/metal-fhz/17205)
**Author:** [@climber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/climber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/metal-fhz/17205 "2010-07-28T14:18:54Z")
Here’s pic’s it is the pink sparkle in the first image and 2nd on the left top row in the second one I am trying to find more imformain about it. I know it was modded and painted by Luke Vader. (I know it’s not met… --- ## [Fiesta Bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fiesta-bearing/16778)
**Author:** [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fiesta-bearing/16778 "2010-07-28T04:37:44Z")
The Fiesta description says that the yo-yo has a new bearing size. Does that mean that I would have to order a bearing specifically made for the Fiesta if I lose the bearing? --- ## [FH2 sili recess.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fh2-sili-recess/17216)
**Author:** [@mikelz777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikelz777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fh2-sili-recess/17216 "2010-07-28T04:02:32Z")
I’ve had a white FH2 sitting around for the longest time and I never played it because I hated the Duncan stickers. They constantly seemed to be in some phase of transition so there was barely ever a window of time when … --- ## [dif-e-yo sportster lathe recess + silicone.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dif-e-yo-sportster-lathe-recess-silicone/17192)
**Author:** [@bronzelightning](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bronzelightning)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dif-e-yo-sportster-lathe-recess-silicone/17192 "2010-07-28T01:38:32Z")
so… i’ve had this Dif-e-yo sportster for about two years. maybe more. i haven’t changed the reponse system in it in all that time. i just got back into yoyoing, so i decided i need to change the response system. flow… --- ## [String stuck.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-stuck/17184)
**Author:** [@ThatDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatDude)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-stuck/17184 "2010-07-28T01:02:35Z")
So,I just got my Cosmic Spin today,and man,NED is a fail company. I opened it up and there were about 5 loops on the yo-yo.I got a friend to loop around it once,and it slept fine but had really low response. So I took … --- ## [Any good mods for profly?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-good-mods-for-profly/15697)
**Author:** [@hebooz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hebooz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-good-mods-for-profly/15697 "2010-07-28T00:57:26Z")
I’m planning to mod my profly into a ball bearing yoyo,i found a mod,but i don’t have the parts to mod it.Currently I’m looking for a mod that uses common yoyo parts or parts that can be found in hardware stores.Can anyo… --- ## [I'm Thinking of Making a Delrin Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-thinking-of-making-a-delrin-yoyo/12641)
**Author:** [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-thinking-of-making-a-delrin-yoyo/12641 "2010-07-28T00:47:39Z")
I’m thinking of using the delrin from Yoyoguy, but I’m not sure if I can do it… I only have a drill… and some carving things. So… I was wondering: How to drill a place for a bearing. Also, should I use the duncan space… --- ## [Alternatives to thin lube?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-thin-lube/16974)
**Author:** [@EvanW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanW)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-thin-lube/16974 "2010-07-27T16:07:01Z")
I really need to clean my bearing ASAP but I don’t have any thin lube at the moment, should be getting some soon though. Is there anything that will work just as good or even better than thin lube? Preferably something t… --- ## [mosquito mods?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mosquito-mods/17047)
**Author:** [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mosquito-mods/17047 "2010-07-27T16:01:27Z")
I have a duncan mosquito( which is old news, because now i have a dark magic) and since it is old, i thought i could modify it a bit. I want to make it heavier but keep it even, to give it longer spin times. Directions p… --- ## [A little something I'm working on for Prochris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-little-something-im-working-on-for-prochris/17173)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-little-something-im-working-on-for-prochris/17173 "2010-07-27T03:59:47Z")
Sorry about the blurry cell fone pic. --- ## [please help me....](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-me/17137)
**Author:** [@kevinn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-me/17137 "2010-07-26T14:33:33Z")
Hello everybody, i am still new in yoyoing and i have a grey protostar. My protostar’s silicone broke a week ago, and i want to silicone it. I’ve heard about the RTV silicone, where i can buy it?? And are there any silic… --- ## [Will K-Pads fit?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-k-pads-fit/16776)
**Author:** [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-k-pads-fit/16776 "2010-07-26T14:29:07Z")
So will Yoyofactory K-Pads fit into a Maverick? And if so, what size? --- ## ["Re-Seating A Bape" or "In What Flavor Would You Like That Bape?"](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-seating-a-bape-or-in-what-flavor-would-you-like-that-bape/17116)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-seating-a-bape-or-in-what-flavor-would-you-like-that-bape/17116 "2010-07-26T10:12:27Z")
Ever since I re-did the bearing seat on a Fluchs, I had the idea of doing the same thing on a Bape. Well, tonight I decided to take it one step further! I cut new bearing seats out of Born Crucial SPRs. I had one set … --- ## [quick silicone question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quick-silicone-question/17121)
**Author:** [@ChokHollah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ChokHollah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quick-silicone-question/17121 "2010-07-26T03:37:24Z")
Whenever I wipe off unwanted copper silicone off a metal yoyo, it leaves a weird sparkly and greasy residue. Does this happen with red rtv/blue rtv? brand is permatex ultra copper gasket maker. --- ## [bearing help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/17036)
**Author:** [@AwEsOmEnEsS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AwEsOmEnEsS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/17036 "2010-07-25T23:02:38Z")
i have been having trouble with my bearings lately they where being responsive so i cleaned them one drop of thin lube and then i played with it for a bout a week and it was still kinda responsive… so i cleaned it agai… --- ## [Eaisiest Mod evar!!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eaisiest-mod-evar/17058)
**Author:** [@tourqe\_yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tourqe_yo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/eaisiest-mod-evar/17058 "2010-07-25T18:29:07Z")
It really is that easy. Wanna hear wat to do to make your 201 WAY more unresponsive? Put Duncan spacers in it. It’s that easy and makes the yoyo sooo much more unresponsive. --- ## [who can satin my 5star?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-can-satin-my-5star/16867)
**Author:** [@Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_Yo_Ma_X)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/who-can-satin-my-5star/16867 "2010-07-24T16:04:08Z")
so right now, my 5star has seen better days. days where it wasn’t dinged, where it had an axle, where i could replace the silicone stickers… those days have ended. i need to send it to get satined. then i will posibl… --- ## [Introducing Rocket Rings! Just a fun little project.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introducing-rocket-rings-just-a-fun-little-project/16964)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/introducing-rocket-rings-just-a-fun-little-project/16964 "2010-07-23T20:39:02Z")
I was messing around in the shop tonight and ran across a FHZ that I had cut down a while back. It had a mad vibe to it, so my thoughts were to SPR it http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Ricerocket00/Yo-Yos/IMG\_1941… --- ## [Permatex High-Temp Red RTV Silicone Gasket Maker review](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/permatex-high-temp-red-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-review/16935)
**Author:** [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/permatex-high-temp-red-rtv-silicone-gasket-maker-review/16935 "2010-07-23T17:35:26Z")
I bought it at a hardware store, this one cost me $4.50. It comes with a nozzle but I used a syringe instead. On the top of the cap it has a spike so that the user can open the tube easily. I opened the syringe and st… --- ## [Making credit card shim / Kickside question.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-credit-card-shim-kickside-question/16952)
**Author:** [@mikelz777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikelz777)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-credit-card-shim-kickside-question/16952 "2010-07-23T15:19:27Z")
I’m making credit card shims for my Kickside hoping to make it less responsive. I got the hole punched and used a scissors blade inserted into the hole to shave the hole a little bigger. It worked like a charm, I got a p… --- ## [Two Questions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/two-questions/16972)
**Author:** [@XxKingDomxX23](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxKingDomxX23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/two-questions/16972 "2010-07-22T22:37:55Z")
How to remove the axle of the Dark Magic is how to remove the hubstacks of the pgm --- ## [Painting some imperials](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-some-imperials/16983)
**Author:** [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/painting-some-imperials/16983 "2010-07-22T20:56:25Z")
I’m trying to paint a pair of imperials using oil-based paint, the kind used for arts and crafts. The paint takes days to dry. I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to paint, so if there’s any better alternative paint… --- ## [what to use to clean a bearing??](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-use-to-clean-a-bearing/16970)
**Author:** [@XxKingDomxX23](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XxKingDomxX23)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-to-use-to-clean-a-bearing/16970 "2010-07-22T17:57:05Z")
Can u guys please list the best liquids to clean bearings --- ## [do you pay for the mod?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-pay-for-the-mod/16978)
**Author:** [@johnny\_le1494](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/johnny_le1494)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-pay-for-the-mod/16978 "2010-07-22T15:34:27Z")
do you pay the modders for modding it? if so how so? --- ## [any modders in Va?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-modders-in-va/16979)
**Author:** [@johnny\_le1494](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/johnny_le1494)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-modders-in-va/16979 "2010-07-22T14:34:30Z")
i was curious if there is any modders in Va? --- ## [size C bearing wont fit my dv888?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-c-bearing-wont-fit-my-dv888/16927)
**Author:** [@nasha0909](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nasha0909)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-c-bearing-wont-fit-my-dv888/16927 "2010-07-22T09:34:22Z")
Yeah, I bought it like two days ago, and to my surprise it didn’t fit the bearing seat? All I know is the slim pad version uses Size C bearing what do I do? Thanks guys. --- ## [Z-stack AND PGM question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/z-stack-and-pgm-question/16881)
**Author:** [@Flick-360](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Flick-360)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/z-stack-and-pgm-question/16881 "2010-07-22T08:55:27Z")
Do the YYF Z-Stacks fit on the PGM V2 and do they any effect on the stability thanks [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=197) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=199)