# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=223 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 224 --- ## [dv888 tuning](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dv888-tuning/6869)
**Author:** [@rasengan-00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rasengan-00)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dv888-tuning/6869 "2009-09-26T06:31:56Z")
Can anybody tell me how to tune a dv888 ??? Because it has a slight vibe that really anoys me. Thanks ;D --- ## [Optimal String Length](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/optimal-string-length/6854)
**Author:** [@WaveMonger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WaveMonger)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/optimal-string-length/6854 "2009-09-26T01:51:46Z")
I am relatively new to modern yoing. I am working on intermediate 1A play, and my learning curve seems to have accelerated since I have nailed the reverse split mount. I have a question about string length. I am short… --- ## [My Creams responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-creams-responsive/6814)
**Author:** [@ikillu7980](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ikillu7980)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-creams-responsive/6814 "2009-09-24T01:12:16Z")
I just siliconed the spr in my cream and it become responsive. there’s no silicone in the bearing seat, so its just responsive and i dont know why --- ## [A Trip To Candy Mountain on PCP OH THE COLORS... (Updated 9-23) NEW PICS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-trip-to-candy-mountain-on-pcp-oh-the-colors-updated-9-23-new-pics/6781)
**Author:** [@ibanezcollector](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ibanezcollector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-trip-to-candy-mountain-on-pcp-oh-the-colors-updated-9-23-new-pics/6781 "2009-09-23T21:57:50Z")
Freshly painted ILYY Liopleurodon for Frank at ILYY in Color Changing Paint. http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/CCLio/01.JPG http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/CCLio/02.JPG http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/Misc/CCLio/03.JP… --- ## [Silicone Recess Silk?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-recess-silk/6027)
**Author:** [@mattsk8nike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mattsk8nike)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-recess-silk/6027 "2009-09-21T21:03:14Z")
Can you do it? would it be the same, as to say, A FHZ? I know the plastic is different so yeah. --- ## [stripped axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-axle/6682)
**Author:** [@wiibit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wiibit)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-axle/6682 "2009-09-21T21:01:31Z")
ok so ive stipped 4 axles already any tips for them not to strip --- ## [beefcaking and painting my speedmaker advice please](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beefcaking-and-painting-my-speedmaker-advice-please/6695)
**Author:** [@Xig](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xig)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beefcaking-and-painting-my-speedmaker-advice-please/6695 "2009-09-20T23:58:44Z")
well since my DM broke I decided to take its bearing and beefcake my speedmaker and i would like to paint it but not alot, i was just going to paint parts white to make it look like a chain-chomp since it is already blac… --- ## [My friends FHZ.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-friends-fhz/6728)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-friends-fhz/6728 "2009-09-20T22:58:13Z")
He will start to mod his FHZ today, Any tips? (Just in the “groove making” part, using a jewelers screwdriver) And, Just the axle of the FHZ, you’ll attach in the drill?, Does it fit in any drill? how do you set up it… --- ## [Case Making- Need advice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-making-need-advice/6627)
**Author:** [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/case-making-need-advice/6627 "2009-09-20T20:17:45Z")
Okay, I’m looking to make a yoyo case. I’m just going to use a pencil box for the case. (I only want to hold like 4 yoyos, because a: I can’t carry a case around easily, pencil boxes fit in backpacks; b:I don’t have enou… --- ## [is a DM bearing much different than, lets say, a speedmaker?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-a-dm-bearing-much-different-than-lets-say-a-speedmaker/6690)
**Author:** [@Xig](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xig)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-a-dm-bearing-much-different-than-lets-say-a-speedmaker/6690 "2009-09-19T21:30:35Z")
i was looking at the forum topic were Mr. André was talking about how you would get to be a yoyo eXpert in the forums and he said the ones that become one will receive a DM bearing. So i was wondering if my DM has that s… --- ## [My dm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-dm/6689)
**Author:** [@G51](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G51)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-dm/6689 "2009-09-19T17:21:43Z")
It is completely unresponsive, but I want to silicone it. Will it make it responsive? --- ## [Hayabusa Stacking](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hayabusa-stacking/6439)
**Author:** [@tupchy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tupchy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hayabusa-stacking/6439 "2009-09-19T17:03:41Z")
Guyz im new … I wonder if you can tell me how to put stacks on my hayabusa 1st I take off the caps … 2nd What :smiley: Do I have to buy stacks kit Oh … here are pics with no caps http://pic-bg.net/kartinki/lkbuxv29… --- ## [Hows this for a paint job .. AND FINISHED PICS INSIDE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hows-this-for-a-paint-job-and-finished-pics-inside/6290)
**Author:** [@ibanezcollector](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ibanezcollector)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hows-this-for-a-paint-job-and-finished-pics-inside/6290 "2009-09-19T17:01:41Z")
Well got a line on a little bit of Dupont Chromalusion from a friend. This paint is uber expensive but man it flips like no other… Colors flop from Reds to Blues, to Purples, To Greens. Vid… http://www.vimeo.com/64587… --- ## [My M1!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-m1/6621)
**Author:** [@G51](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G51)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-m1/6621 "2009-09-19T17:00:02Z")
I gutted my pgm and put the hub stacks on my m1 and there is 0 vibe! --- ## [Freehand Zero friction sticker size?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-friction-sticker-size/6601)
**Author:** [@stick42](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stick42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-friction-sticker-size/6601 "2009-09-18T22:45:55Z")
Just wondering if any of the other friction stickers/silicone response systems out there will fit a duncan freehand zero without modifications or what mods would be required to make them fit. --- ## [striped axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/striped-axle/6517)
**Author:** [@ijuggleyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ijuggleyoyos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/striped-axle/6517 "2009-09-16T12:48:15Z")
i got a fhz for modding and it worked great!!! but when i was done i realized that the axle was stripped and was no threading into the nut when i screwed it together. ik there is a few ways to fix this, but i wanted to k… --- ## [Bearing Problem...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-problem/6593)
**Author:** [@Adam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-problem/6593 "2009-09-16T12:45:35Z")
I have a problem with the bearing in my silk. It’s quiet but has this weird semi responsiveness. Now, it’s a deshielded bearing and the balls are visible on both sides. Is it a merc bearing? Because you shouldn’t cle… --- ## [a dry lube?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-dry-lube/6605)
**Author:** [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-dry-lube/6605 "2009-09-16T07:09:12Z")
has any one ever heard of graphite dust being used as a lube in a yoyo bearing, a friend of mine said that he used to use it in the bearings on the wheels of his soda bulb cars to make then go further. Just wondering if… --- ## [dead bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-bearing/6507)
**Author:** [@Zer0F3AR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zer0F3AR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-bearing/6507 "2009-09-15T19:01:59Z")
so i have a kk and since i have no other things to lube it i assumed it died. now when i play with it its a bit responsive. Is this normal? --- ## [need help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help/6549)
**Author:** [@azn\_pride](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/azn_pride)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help/6549 "2009-09-15T13:30:37Z")
all of the sudden my kk has gone really noisy! i cleaned it out, blowdried it, then put the slightest bit of lube in it, but its still really noisy!!! is there any way to silence a kk? --- ## [My Cream has a vibe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-cream-has-a-vibe/6492)
**Author:** [@ikillu7980](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ikillu7980)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-cream-has-a-vibe/6492 "2009-09-12T18:21:14Z")
My cream has a vibe, unfortunately. so is there any way to fix it? is it my axle? Well i dunno, so plz help --- ## [adding weight to a dark magic??](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-weight-to-a-dark-magic/6454)
**Author:** [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-weight-to-a-dark-magic/6454 "2009-09-12T09:13:02Z")
what is the best way to add weight to my DM without affecting the balance and is removable?? --- ## [How do i mod the X-convict](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-mod-the-x-convict/5753)
**Author:** [@vine](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vine)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-mod-the-x-convict/5753 "2009-09-09T18:00:22Z")
i ordered one and im not sure how to im prove it if i need to, what to buy, and how --- ## [Is there a way to mod a yoyo such as the yoyo will not get scratched at all?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-mod-a-yoyo-such-as-the-yoyo-will-not-get-scratched-at-all/6283)
**Author:** [@\_zachary\_63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_zachary_63)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-mod-a-yoyo-such-as-the-yoyo-will-not-get-scratched-at-all/6283 "2009-09-09T12:34:34Z")
Maybe you can add rubber rims. i dunno. Please reply --- ## [Questions on moding ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-on-moding/6314)
**Author:** [@lev1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lev1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/questions-on-moding/6314 "2009-09-08T00:54:56Z")
I was wondering if I could, say, use normal paint on my yoyos (with an airbrush) or would I have to buy expensive paint. And what preparations should I take so it doesn’t ruin my yoyos. --- ## [get splashed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/get-splashed/6339)
**Author:** [@m\_yoyo13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/m_yoyo13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/get-splashed/6339 "2009-09-07T19:49:49Z")
im trying to splash my legacy and pgm what do i need to do that --- ## [Do i have to tune a Cream?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-have-to-tune-a-cream/6293)
**Author:** [@ikillu7980](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ikillu7980)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-i-have-to-tune-a-cream/6293 "2009-09-07T14:20:27Z")
Im getting a Cream and i was just wondering if i have to tune it or is there anything else that i need to know about it to maintain it --- ## [Mosquito](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mosquito/6145)
**Author:** [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mosquito/6145 "2009-09-07T14:12:11Z")
Ok so picked up a mosquitoe at Wal-mart thinking you guys would have a bunch a ways to mod it and make it better…So do you? --- ## [my pad recessed fhz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-pad-recessed-fhz/6320)
**Author:** [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-pad-recessed-fhz/6320 "2009-09-07T05:36:42Z")
here is my pad recessed fhz, the first pics of what i did at school in my room (i didnt have everything i needed) the 2nd pic is what i just did with everything i need (basically a tool rest and clamping the drill to a t… --- ## [Drill Hook Up?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/drill-hook-up/6241)
**Author:** [@YoKid5000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoKid5000)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/drill-hook-up/6241 "2009-09-07T01:46:08Z")
I saw in some videos that people hook up a drill to a yoyo so they can make it spin when sanding it. How do you hook up the drill to a yoyo? Here is a video: [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=222) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=224)