# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=95 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 96 --- ## [Will black RTV gasket maker work?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-black-rtv-gasket-maker-work/56445)
**Author:** [@nardcopter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nardcopter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-black-rtv-gasket-maker-work/56445 "2013-07-15T23:03:10Z")
I keep hearing red works, but what about black? Is it different? --- ## [Flowable silicone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/56062)
**Author:** [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/56062 "2013-07-15T22:02:54Z")
So, my flowable silicone SHOULD be coming tomorow, and I was wondering if you guys have any tips? I am doing it to my protostar (first) because its my most used yoyo and the response is worn out. I might do it to my mave… --- ## [Bearing help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/56460)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-help/56460 "2013-07-14T15:32:08Z")
So my bearing is still responsive even when i cleaned it with acetone. Is there another way to get silicone bits out or do i have to buy a new bearing? --- ## [Splash polish weird idea](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/splash-polish-weird-idea/56283)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/splash-polish-weird-idea/56283 "2013-07-14T01:04:12Z")
Here is the idea, Imagine a yoyo Then mask off certain areas with a water proof mask like wax. Then strip the ano. Then take off the mask Then polish. That would be awesome. --- ## [Custom Graphic Stickers Available](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-graphic-stickers-available/55651)
**Author:** [@England1414](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/England1414)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-graphic-stickers-available/55651 "2013-07-13T21:48:46Z")
Hey guys! is anyone interested in having custom stickers made for them to use pretty much for anything? they are made of vinyl and cut on a CNC graphics machine so you know they’re quality. Examples of things that can be… --- ## [Ano and blast](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-and-blast/55958)
**Author:** [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ano-and-blast/55958 "2013-07-13T16:09:40Z")
So I want to maybe get my raw yoyo blasted and anodized. Who should I contact? Is spotted banana still doing stuff? --- ## [Yomega Dash Polished](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-dash-polished/56380)
**Author:** [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-dash-polished/56380 "2013-07-12T15:16:56Z")
Mothers Polish is awesome http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5513/9265760012\_7be5af8138\_z.jpg --- ## [Lateral caps aren't slick..](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lateral-caps-arent-slick/56275)
**Author:** [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lateral-caps-arent-slick/56275 "2013-07-12T07:01:42Z")
My new lateral caps don’t seem slick. I can’t spin it on my finger for more than 2-3 seconds… In videos they spin longer, like the theory or the Quest… --- ## [Strip and Polish](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strip-and-polish/56345)
**Author:** [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strip-and-polish/56345 "2013-07-11T00:03:51Z")
If I strip my Yoyos ano, can I just go ahead and Polish it or do I need to use 3M Scratch remover? Is the scratch remover necessary? --- ## [Oven Cleaner = Strip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oven-cleaner-strip/56197)
**Author:** [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oven-cleaner-strip/56197 "2013-07-10T03:50:38Z")
So I want to strip the ano on one of my yoyos. I got heavy duty easy off oven cleaner. So Do I get srpay it on, then rinse it of after like 10 minutes? --- ## [I think there is something wrong with my bearing..please help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-there-is-something-wrong-with-my-bearing-please-help/56277)
**Author:** [@xaviv](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xaviv)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-there-is-something-wrong-with-my-bearing-please-help/56277 "2013-07-10T00:45:28Z")
I feel like something inside my bearing is ■■■■■■ up. If i shake it it sound like something is not connected on the inside. I afraid there is a problem with it… like something is loosen up inside it…I tried to deshield i… --- ## [Should I?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i/56255)
**Author:** [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i/56255 "2013-07-09T18:59:35Z")
Should I polish half of my supernova? My question is do y’all think it would look good? --- ## [Do you need to strip a yoyo before painting it?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-need-to-strip-a-yoyo-before-painting-it/56250)
**Author:** [@yoyoguy345](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoguy345)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-need-to-strip-a-yoyo-before-painting-it/56250 "2013-07-09T04:14:20Z")
Title says all. --- ## [Loop 360 Convex Caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-360-convex-caps/56243)
**Author:** [@actionM88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/actionM88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-360-convex-caps/56243 "2013-07-09T03:21:58Z")
I don’t have any special tools to do this, so it took me an hour per cap to make. Heres what a Loop 360 looks like from the factory, just in case you don’t know! http://i.ebayimg.com/t/YoYoFactory-Loop360-Loop-360-Yo-Y… --- ## [Glow "Mods" CLYW Cliff, Summit, YYF Genesis, YYF Dv888 others.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-mods-clyw-cliff-summit-yyf-genesis-yyf-dv888-others/56242)
**Author:** [@4ESTx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/4ESTx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/glow-mods-clyw-cliff-summit-yyf-genesis-yyf-dv888-others/56242 "2013-07-09T00:34:32Z")
So Recently I was looking at a new throw and i was wanting the CLYW Chief, One because its highly recommended, 2 the glow mods you can add to it. I contacted CLYW and asked if the Glow mod would fit any other throw, and … --- ## [Do Fragments use the same size IrPad as Messiah's](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-fragments-use-the-same-size-irpad-as-messiahs/56234)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Long](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Brian_Long)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-fragments-use-the-same-size-irpad-as-messiahs/56234 "2013-07-08T23:34:40Z")
I need to get a response system for my Messiah but I’m not sure what size to get. Does the Messiah have the same IrPad size as the Fragment does? --- ## [Bearing Cleaning](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/56231)
**Author:** [@PerspectiveDesigns](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PerspectiveDesigns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/56231 "2013-07-08T23:27:13Z")
How do I clean my yoyo bearings? I’ve just used a slightly moist paper towel to clean them, am I supposed to do it some other way? On a side note my finger starts hurting when I do tricks for too long. I wear a yoyo glo… --- ## [Replacement Axle for Battosai?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axle-for-battosai/56236)
**Author:** [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axle-for-battosai/56236 "2013-07-08T23:14:19Z")
I’ll be receiving a Battosai in a trade shortly, but I was told that it may need a new axle. Does anyone know what size axle it needs, and where I can get one? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Duncan Mosquito Mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-mosquito-mod/56232)
**Author:** [@PerspectiveDesigns](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PerspectiveDesigns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-mosquito-mod/56232 "2013-07-08T22:07:14Z")
My Duncan Mosquito was my first yoyo, so it’s very special to me and I want to find ways to make it work better. I recently took the side caps off and put blobs of clay at opposite ends of each half of the yoyo. It’s no… --- ## [Is red rtv gasket maker self leveling?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-red-rtv-gasket-maker-self-leveling/56179)
**Author:** [@Oversized\_Shady](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Oversized_Shady)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-red-rtv-gasket-maker-self-leveling/56179 "2013-07-08T10:13:24Z")
? --- ## [Bearingz.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearingz/56006)
**Author:** [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearingz/56006 "2013-07-07T19:53:29Z")
So I’m stuck in-between some bearings to chose from, mainly the General Yo AIGR, 10Ball, Grooved Crucial and Buddha Ripple. I can’t find any comparison videos or any reviews on most of them (except 10Ball). Just wonderi… --- ## [HELP! PAD FALLING OFF!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-pad-falling-off/55925)
**Author:** [@yoyo143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo143)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-pad-falling-off/55925 "2013-07-07T19:45:30Z")
My pad is falling off, I tried to put it on, but it’s not fully in, like a corner isn’t touching the yoyo if you know what I mean. Can I just take it off and play with one or what? What do I do?!?!?! --- ## [Siliconed protostar responsive!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-protostar-responsive/56135)
**Author:** [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-protostar-responsive/56135 "2013-07-07T02:17:11Z")
I siliconed my yoyo yesterday, waited the 24 hours and was really excited to see how it turned out. I picked it up today and i threw it. It sounded normal and felt normal. But then, i went to do a plastic whip and it cam… --- ## [Polishing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing/56099)
**Author:** [@Noonar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Noonar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing/56099 "2013-07-07T02:16:17Z")
Should I polish a Yoyo using Mothers Polish? How do I do a Mirror Polish? --- ## [Loop 360 Cheerio mod :P](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-360-cheerio-mod-p/56087)
**Author:** [@actionM88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/actionM88)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-360-cheerio-mod-p/56087 "2013-07-06T12:09:11Z")
You can replace loop 360 caps with cereal box cardboard lol. It’s a little rough around the edges, but I could be more careful next time. Might go with lucky charms… --- ## [Mighty flea axle ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mighty-flea-axle/56111)
**Author:** [@Yoyomasterjr](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyomasterjr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mighty-flea-axle/56111 "2013-07-06T06:30:09Z")
Does anyone know where to find or the dimensions of a mighty flea axle? I have look at most of the stores but I can’t find any for sale. --- ## [Response Pad Sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pad-sizes/56090)
**Author:** [@Rayton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rayton)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pad-sizes/56090 "2013-07-06T03:00:45Z")
So I was searching around and couldn’t really find any real specs on the size of response pads. I was wondering if anyone knew the inner and outer diameter and thickness of either a cbc slim 19mm pad, snow tires, flow gr… --- ## [10 Ball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/10-ball/56034)
**Author:** [@hiltonking](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hiltonking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/10-ball/56034 "2013-07-06T01:04:55Z")
So I got a Yelets with a 10 ball. Out of the box it ran silent – like stealth silent. Then maybe an hour later, without banging it on anything, the bearing became very loud. There was no noticeable change in playabili… --- ## [Hubstacks for a Protostar?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstacks-for-a-protostar/56093)
**Author:** [@Rosariyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosariyoyo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstacks-for-a-protostar/56093 "2013-07-05T21:49:25Z")
Is it possible to stack a protostar? --- ## [Flowable silicone pointy tube clean.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone-pointy-tube-clean/56086)
**Author:** [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone-pointy-tube-clean/56086 "2013-07-05T18:29:16Z")
Ok, so you know how on the permatex flowable silicone youre supposed to use the extra nossle to put the silicone in? When youre done, how do you clean the inside of the nossle thing? I just took a million cotton swabs an… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=94) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=96)