# Bearing Cleaning 101 **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 19, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453 "2015-08-19T08:19:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/1 "2015-08-19T08:19:59Z")
Hey everyone. Decided to try and do something creative, and here’s what l did. It’s a pic by pic bearing cleaning tutorial. Hope you guys enjoy. And any feed back is welcomed. ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/2 "2015-08-19T08:21:38Z")
And then… ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/3 "2015-08-19T08:22:33Z")
And lastly ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/4 "2015-08-19T15:48:23Z")
Nice Guide ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/5 "2015-08-19T21:25:41Z")
I took the pictures and while going through the process of cleaning a bearing and my fiancé added the instructions or information on what to do. So it was a team thing. ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/6 "2015-08-20T02:44:23Z")
not a bad idea, never thought of using rubbing alcohol, most of the time i just use acetone… BTW if you guys are ever using a strong solvent use a glass jar of some kind otherwise it will eat through the plastic. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/7 "2015-08-20T02:46:54Z")
> [@abby1371](#): > > …i just use acetone…using a strong solvent use a glass jar of some kind otherwise it will eat through the plastic. Speaking from experience?? :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/8 "2015-08-20T13:56:10Z")
> [@abby1371](#): > > not a bad idea, never thought of using rubbing alcohol, most of the time i just use acetone… BTW if you guys are ever using a strong solvent use a glass jar of some kind otherwise it will eat through the plastic. Other wise you can use and old film canister or a plastic container used for perscription medications I’ve found that those a re pretty good plastic that it won’t eat through ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/9 "2015-08-20T14:38:24Z")
I bought a contact lens cleaning case from Walmart, shallow enough to easily get the bearing out, and can do 2 bearings at once. ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/10 "2015-08-20T18:16:24Z")
I use an empty 1oz Noodler’s Fountain Pen ink glass bottle to wash bearings in acetone. Does the job well. ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/11 "2015-08-20T18:25:03Z")
seems like everyone has their own special way of cleaning their bearing. ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/12 "2015-08-21T02:58:18Z")
I stick mine in a sock bag and throw it in the washing machine. Unless there is already a load going. Then I just throw them in the silverware holder in the dishwasher. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/13 "2015-08-21T16:38:52Z")
> [@KiLbUcK](#): > > I stick mine in a sock bag and throw it in the washing machine. > Unless there is already a load going. > Then I just throw them in the silverware holder in the dishwasher. lol For real? ---
**Author:** ![Kuryaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kuryaka](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kuryaka)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/14 "2015-09-02T00:07:00Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > Other wise you can use and old film canister or a plastic container used for perscription medications I’ve found that those a re pretty good plastic that it won’t eat through Depends on the plastic. Acetone won’t eat through polypropylene (PP) or high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Check the recycling symbol to see if it’s the right type of plastic. Prescription medication bottles and film canisters are usually PP so they should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/15 "2015-09-02T02:06:11Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > lol > > For real? Absolutely! and if the dishwasher is being used I put them in the ball washer at putt-putt ---
**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-101/76453/16 "2015-09-16T02:52:23Z")
I figured I’d bump this so people can find an easy way to clean their bearings if they don’t already know how to.