# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Mirror Polished One Drop Fat Tire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mirror-polished-one-drop-fat-tire/441689)
**Author:** [@Juiccetin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juiccetin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mirror-polished-one-drop-fat-tire/441689 "2026-03-04T01:36:45Z")
Today’s project: Cotton Candy Mirror polished One Drop Fat Tire! Kind of rushed this one and it was a pain in the butt due to the SEs so will probably end up further refining later on. --- ## [Undersized pom+bronze yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/undersized-pom-bronze-yoyo/441008)
**Author:** [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/undersized-pom-bronze-yoyo/441008 "2026-03-02T20:01:12Z")
New one, kind of rushed it so the brass weight rings have some small marks but I’ll probably make another one later. 50 mm diameter 39 mm wide 68.7 grams --- ## [Problems With Bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/problems-with-bearings/440227)
**Author:** [@Yoyo\_Jones](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo_Jones)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/problems-with-bearings/440227 "2026-02-25T19:03:27Z")
Hello! I have been yoyoing for exactly 1 year now and its been super fun. I have a problem with my bearings though. It seems like they start to become responsive very quickly, with in a day or even a couple minutes some… --- ## [Humidity Protection?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/humidity-protection/441330)
**Author:** [@Maelstrom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maelstrom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/humidity-protection/441330 "2026-02-24T19:26:26Z")
After experiencing the detrimental effects of humidity at a yoyo meet yesterday it’s gotten me quite paranoid. Ever since yesterday outside (approx 65% humidity), every yoyo that I used has had serious issues with snagg… --- ## [Ding and scratch “fix”](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ding-and-scratch-fix/346175)
**Author:** [@Jo.Mo.YoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jo.Mo.YoYo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ding-and-scratch-fix/346175 "2026-02-13T00:46:10Z")
So this may have been discussed before but I bought a Birchwood Casey aluminum black pen. It basically causes a chemical reaction that causes raw aluminum to turn black. Sorry I didn’t take before pictures but this is on… --- ## [Pad questions?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-questions/440576)
**Author:** [@Wildo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Wildo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-questions/440576 "2026-02-09T01:25:28Z")
So, I’m trying find the best pad for this 650b. Don’t think you can get coreco pads anymore.. Anyone know the correct size? I’m pretty sure these are friction stickers. --- ## [Security Envelope Fun](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/security-envelope-fun/440548)
**Author:** [@Saltman360](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saltman360)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/security-envelope-fun/440548 "2026-02-08T00:32:35Z")
Messin around and slapped this security envelope print on the side of this PETG Freshly Dirty stem setup. Hope to do more or design a Yoyo that accepts random stickers or paper in the cap/rim. --- ## [I ‘fixed’ the Dirty Dunk!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-fixed-the-dirty-dunk/440277)
**Author:** [@Saltman360](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saltman360)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-fixed-the-dirty-dunk/440277 "2026-02-01T21:03:36Z")
--- ## [Mirror Polished CLYW Beater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mirror-polished-clyw-beater/440145)
**Author:** [@Juiccetin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juiccetin)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mirror-polished-clyw-beater/440145 "2026-01-31T20:02:48Z")
Today’s project turned out great. Couldn’t be happier :ok\_hand:t2: --- ## [Hardening an SS-yoyo? Theoretical question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardening-an-ss-yoyo-theoretical-question/437207)
**Author:** [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hardening-an-ss-yoyo-theoretical-question/437207 "2026-01-30T05:34:52Z")
While I don’t get exactly why you would do it, I was wondering if the type of steel typically used in full-stainless yoyos would technically work for hardening via high-temperature and oil quenching? Again I don’t think … --- ## [Anyone notice flowable silicone feeling thicker lately?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-notice-flowable-silicone-feeling-thicker-lately/439876)
**Author:** [@Juiccetin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Juiccetin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-notice-flowable-silicone-feeling-thicker-lately/439876 "2026-01-28T14:47:58Z")
Hey all, Quick question for the longtime throwers here. Has anyone else noticed that Permatex flowable silicone seems noticeably thicker than it used to be? I’ve been using Permatex for 10+ years on yo-yos, and recent … --- ## [How to maintain different finishes?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-maintain-different-finishes/440040)
**Author:** [@Maelstrom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maelstrom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-maintain-different-finishes/440040 "2026-01-28T14:01:52Z")
Hey everyone, Just wanted to ask for different methods of non disruptive cleaning (no polishing or abrasive methods) to remove fingerprints and grime from yoyos. Is it safe to use isopropyl for aluminum / stainless ste… --- ## [Pad thickness?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-thickness/434085)
**Author:** [@smittylube](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smittylube)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-thickness/434085 "2026-01-28T09:43:11Z")
In the past I’ve fixed a couple throws with flowable silicone. The problems I’ve had have been too snaggy / ghost binds etc, and low spin time. I recently was going to get rid of a stainless throw because I was unhappy… --- ## [Bearing fixes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-fixes/439801)
**Author:** [@Luca1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Luca1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-fixes/439801 "2026-01-24T11:51:05Z")
people have hard times with shields but I only take one off, I use acetone to clean but the reason I take only one shield off is because the second always gets stuck and my bearings clean fine with on off. Sometimes one … --- ## [Re-tapping a yoyo help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-tapping-a-yoyo-help/439550)
**Author:** [@xhonestx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xhonestx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-tapping-a-yoyo-help/439550 "2026-01-20T02:56:31Z")
Hi, i recently stripped a yoyo and i’m thinking of using that as a learning opportunity to rethread the yoyo. the yoyo i’m trying to rethread is a YYR diffusion, which uses a M4\*10 axel, the yoyo is stripped on both sid… --- ## [Unresponsive yoyo acting responsive (not a bearing issue)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119)
**Author:** [@HereLater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HereLater)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119 "2026-01-14T23:25:28Z")
Hello everyone. I recently bought an iYoYo Shooting Star and have been having issues with getting it to play unresponsively. I had initially over-lubed the unresponsive bearing when I had first installed it, making it … --- ## [Tips for trying to fix some old yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065)
**Author:** [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065 "2026-01-14T12:33:31Z")
Hopefully someone will have advice. I have a few of these older Fireballs that won’t come apart. Something is clearly cracked or rounded internally, so you can hear the bolt inside click as you try to spin it apart. Is t… --- ## [Made a video on how to lube a bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/made-a-video-on-how-to-lube-a-bearing/439159)
**Author:** [@Infinity2437](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Infinity2437)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/made-a-video-on-how-to-lube-a-bearing/439159 "2026-01-12T18:25:47Z")
--- ## [String Choice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-choice/438917)
**Author:** [@Jakemoof](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jakemoof)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-choice/438917 "2026-01-08T08:08:58Z")
Almost just put a hole in the wall if I didn’t check my string between throws. This is ~3 day old string from Kitty, do you guys run into this much? What are your tried and tested strings? --- ## [Competition bearing choices](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/competition-bearing-choices/438894)
**Author:** [@Buckobob942](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buckobob942)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/competition-bearing-choices/438894 "2026-01-07T07:10:12Z")
Beginning my competitive journey and wanted your thoughts on the bearings yall use --- ## [Rubber bearing shields](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubber-bearing-shields/435318)
**Author:** [@washyjoshe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/washyjoshe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubber-bearing-shields/435318 "2025-12-16T17:37:11Z")
Has anyone bought rubber shields to see if it would help a dry bearing stay clean, or even isolate the noise of a dry bearing? Been wondering this for a while, and I didn’t want to hijack the deepest state thread. --- ## [Flowable silicone silliness](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone-silliness/365962)
**Author:** [@ENGLISH\_TEA](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ENGLISH_TEA)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone-silliness/365962 "2025-12-10T04:55:39Z")
Hey guys! I’m not sure if there is a master thread for this topic or not and if there is I apologize! But I wanted to share my first flowable silicone experience! I’ve got a RCS duccv2 and it is a little narrow in the… --- ## [DIY anodized Ti yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-anodized-ti-yoyo/437513)
**Author:** [@djmitchella](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djmitchella)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-anodized-ti-yoyo/437513 "2025-12-09T12:38:36Z")
Black Friday sales rolled around and I got one of the Yoyostudio titanium TC4-7 yoyos, because it was on sale at the time and I’d been curious about how a ti yoyo would play. I also have a titanium anodizing kit and I’ve… --- ## [YYBC WORKHORSE - Favorite set-up?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yybc-workhorse-favorite-set-up/434122)
**Author:** [@Billipo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Billipo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yybc-workhorse-favorite-set-up/434122 "2025-11-29T16:02:48Z")
Those who have “owned” your YYBC Workhorse, what “Mods” have you done to power your Workhorse? This Boomer wants to know! Talking choices for bearings or strings or weight rings or maintenance or whatever. Those deviati… --- ## [JB Secret Slim, mystery specks?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jb-secret-slim-mystery-specks/436484)
**Author:** [@Tshou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tshou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/jb-secret-slim-mystery-specks/436484 "2025-11-18T22:31:13Z")
has anyone else encountered this? for context, it’s lived in its little shelf nice and safe from the elements of the world only taken out for light play over carpet (i’ve tried wiping them off already lol) i swear… --- ## [The back-up](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903)
**Author:** [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-back-up/435903 "2025-11-12T19:56:46Z")
Found a box with some of the first yoyos I made, these were made around 2005 - 2006. This one is the very first one I made, I wanted a small but unresponsive yoyo as at that time there weren’t many undersized ones avail… --- ## [POM-C fingerspin yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pom-c-fingerspin-yoyo/424514)
**Author:** [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pom-c-fingerspin-yoyo/424514 "2025-11-06T09:30:22Z")
Another one… Diameter 52 mm Width 44 mm 68 grams --- ## [Can you clean laser engravings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-clean-laser-engravings/435527)
**Author:** [@sebn2005](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sebn2005)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-clean-laser-engravings/435527 "2025-11-05T00:53:13Z")
I have pretty sweaty hands and my throws with engravings, especially engravings on or near the rims, tend to get dirty pretty quick. Does anyone know if there are any ways to clean them? --- ## [I got a speedaholic mn but the bearing is a little responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-got-a-speedaholic-mn-but-the-bearing-is-a-little-responsive/435023)
**Author:** [@daxiyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daxiyoyo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-got-a-speedaholic-mn-but-the-bearing-is-a-little-responsive/435023 "2025-10-25T23:09:57Z")
what can i do to make it unresponsive completely? also i lost my lubricant in the house somehow so i cant use thin lube on the bearing. also i dont have acetone to clean the bearing btw is the axle on the speedaholic mn… --- ## [Bearing Etiquette](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-etiquette/434328)
**Author:** [@VidTrent](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VidTrent)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-etiquette/434328 "2025-10-17T12:02:49Z")
So I have made bulk purchases in the past and I’m finding that when I reach for a bearing, I’m lucky if 1 in 5 are of them are good. Is this normal? What do you all do with your brand new bearings that are duds? Do yo… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=3)