# Bearing won’t stay unresponsive
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [April 28, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562 "2022-04-28T22:06:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@safetypin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/safetypin)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/24 "2022-04-30T13:36:24Z")
I got some klean-strip acetone a while ago from home depot.
I’m not 100% sure, but I don’t think lighter fluid is superior. I think it’s just available in smaller containers than acetone, and maybe it seems more available to some people. If you live in a big city, the convenience or the grocery store down the street probably has lighter fluid, and it would take a lot more effort and time to get to a hardware store.
Mazel Top says you should not use lighter fluid in bearings.
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### Author:  [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/25 "2022-04-30T13:49:21Z")
The shields are off when you clean the bearing. Are you putting the shields back on? If so, you might try the bearing without the shields. Just a thought.
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### Author:  [@safetypin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/safetypin)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/26 "2022-04-30T14:06:41Z")
I’ve never tried to put the shields back on. That seems like a fool’s errand to me.
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### Author:  [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/27 "2022-04-30T14:16:50Z")
You know, I always used to out the shields back on but I never do anymore.
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### Author:  [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/28 "2022-04-30T14:17:11Z")
I don’t anymore. I mean I guess more gunk and string fibers get in, but idk it’s such a pain
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### Author:  [@Blieske](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blieske)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-won-t-stay-unresponsive/356562/29 "2022-05-02T04:59:36Z")
I am referring to the non-industrial that can be bought at most grocery stores. The issue is that they claim 100% acetone but still have separate additives designed to cause vomiting if swallowed. I am not certain these additives are good for yoyo bearings. With my experience the 100% acetone I have bought from a normal store has not worked nearly as well as lighter fluid or mineral spirits which are almost as accessible.
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