1st: How can I take the axle out?
2nd: What do I buy to make it smoother after the sandpaper?
3rd: How do I do more of the inside by the bearing? (I’m satining a Genesis)
Thanks!
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if you want to satin it then you don’t use anything after the sand paper to make it smoother. The roughness of it makes it grind better.
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Get a longer axle.
Y satin it
I satined one half already and I’m satining it because it has alot of scratches and a deep one that is cutting up my hand really badly.
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If you are shooting for a nice smooth feel, use higher grit sandpaper, steel wool, or also the green textured side of a sponge works really well too.
I don’t recommend steel wool, it’s to uneven. I honestly use a brown paper bag a when I am done to get the highest quality.
steel wool being uneven is untrue. I’ve pretty much polished a yoyo with steel wool. I even use it as my last step before I use my polish.
Really? I must be using the wrong type or something cause it takes the ano off unevenly when I use it.
question #4: is there any fool-proof plan to make the satined sides exactly even, because my worst fear is to end up with a big yo on one side and a mighty flea on the other. :-[
Well you don’t keep it in one spot. You have to move it. Also sand paper can do that too. I end up with 0000 steel wool.
I like to satin by hand, I tend to get a better finish, but I count the times I go around to try and get it even. If it’s uneven the yoyo will spin when thrown. It’s usually not too bad.
You really have to be removing a lot of material to make it precess (spin around the string axis) after a satin job. Satining should be a surface finish that does not remove material from the body appreciably.
When you have a nasty ding on one half, you tend to satin that half more… a lot more.