Hi guys,
What’s the best (strongest) string to use for an old Coke Yoyo? Did these things use to have 100% cotton strings?
Cheers,
Matt.
I’d go with either 100% cotton or 50/50(being 50% cotton 50% polyester). Hope this helps!
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Yes they would have been 100% cotton - I remember the Coke Spinners promotion (in the UK) from the late 80s and the travelling demonstrators would rub candle wax on their strings. 50/50 would probably last longer but remember these had a rough wooden axle and will burn through the string in no time.
Chimera!!! Long time! Hope you’re doing well.
Anyway yeah I’d prob go with slick 8 (or cotton 8), but you never know with those old Coke axles. I assume it’s a Russell? If you can get it dialed they’re a lot of fun.
Hey Ed 
It’s good to be back after taking a long break, yo-yoing is fun again and I have the desire to work on the Museum site.
I use cotton on Russells (which is what I’m assuming this is), and don’t have much trouble landing hooks and grinds with a fresh string. Once the string has lost some stretch, loops and regens are a breeze. Great yoyos - the most consistent response I’ve come across, such a smooth action.
Second to that, I remember playing with a promotional Fanta yoyo, a russel yoyo, had to wax the string to get a better spin time. but I usually wax just the end of the string where the axle go.
That when I’m on middle school though, good time.