# Alternatives to Duncan Silicone Friction Stickers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [April 25, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718 "2014-04-25T22:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thatguywhomakesthose/32/1512_2.png) [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatGuyWhoMakesThose)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/1 "2014-04-25T22:26:16Z")
I have a Freebird that I rarely ever use because I don’t like it’s 12mm silicone sticker response. They stain my strings and are hard to get out of the packaging. One time, all 8 of the stickers peeled off some of the paper when I was trying to replace my response and it was a waste of an entire pack! Are there any other response pads that would fit in a Freebird yo-yo? The recess looks like it’s too shallow for flowable silicone. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/2 "2014-04-25T22:30:35Z")
General-Yo Hat Pads should work. Or you could try making Plasti-dip pads yourself, though there is a small initial investment since you need a sticker-maker 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thatguywhomakesthose/32/1512_2.png) [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatGuyWhoMakesThose)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/3 "2014-04-25T22:38:53Z")
> [@qpwoei12](#): > > General-Yo Hat Pads should work. Or you could try making Plasti-dip pads yourself, though there is a small initial investment since you need a sticker-maker 😛 [These?](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/168/general-yo-response-pads) Are you sure they’re thin enough? They also look like they come in random colors. Those won’t stain my strings as well, will they? ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/4 "2014-04-25T22:46:08Z")
Send it to me, I’ll deepen the recess for silicone lol ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/5 "2014-04-25T22:49:50Z")
Might have to use flowable silicone I use monkey snot it works fine it doesn’t stain the string or just get a new yo :wink: ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/6 "2014-04-25T22:59:31Z")
Contact the store to see what they recommend. ---
**Author:** ![Pajamas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pajamas/32/1486_2.png) [@Pajamas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pajamas)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/7 "2014-04-25T23:35:19Z")
Just got in my shipment of another yoyo stores’ silicone pads for my freehand and they worked out pretty nice, pretty sure the freebird uses the same size ---
**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/8 "2014-04-25T23:44:22Z")
> [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThoseThing](#): > > [These?](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/168/general-yo-response-pads) Are you sure they’re thin enough? They also look like they come in random colors. Those won’t stain my strings as well, will they? Correction, I meant the Gen Pads. However, I do take my comment back because Gen Pads are 555 sized and meant for C bearing yoyos. So since the Freebird is A sized, those won’t work. Yoyospirit’s solution would definitely work if you really wanted flowable 😛 Now since it’s an A size bearing, you could also try Ir Pads because they still have A-size pads in stock. Haven’t tried them myself, but they are supposedly some of the best pads out there > **[Yo-Yo Response](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/yo-yo-response)** ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thatguywhomakesthose/32/1512_2.png) [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatGuyWhoMakesThose)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternatives-to-duncan-silicone-friction-stickers/65718/9 "2014-04-26T01:06:27Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > Send it to me, I’ll deepen the recess for silicone lol No thanks. 😜 > [@qpwoei12](#): > > Correction, I meant the Gen Pads. However, I do take my comment back because Gen Pads are 555 sized and meant for C bearing yoyos. So since the Freebird is A sized, those won’t work. > > Yoyospirit’s solution would definitely work if you really wanted flowable 😛 > Now since it’s an A size bearing, you could also try Ir Pads because they still have A-size pads in stock. Haven’t tried them myself, but they are supposedly some of the best pads out there > > [Yo-Yo Response – YoYoExpert](http://shop.yoyoexpert.com/product/740/IrPad-Duncan-Pads-%28Pair%29) Those IrPads look great! Thanks so much!