# Bearing cleaning with ultrasonics **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358 **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **Created:** [May 12, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358 "2023-05-12T15:32:31Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido) #### Post date: [May 12, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358/7 "2023-05-12T18:08:27Z")
This method actually worked well for me and didn’t require much acetone (and would obviously work just as well with alcohol or whatever other cleaner): > [@Potentially free alternative to an ultrasonic cleaner for bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/potentially-free-alternative-to-an-ultrasonic-cleaner-for-bearings/372390): > > We were about to throw away one of our kids disposable electric toothbrushes a few months ago and I decided to save it. Even though it might not actually be “ultrasonic,” it might work similarly to an ultrasonic cleaner if attached to a small enough bottle of acetone. Last night I finally got around to trying it. I don’t normally clean bearings if I have spares around, but sometimes you get a new one that’s supposed to be good but just isn’t spinning long enough (pictured here is a “DS” from a r… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-with-ultrasonics/375358)._