# Best type of string to use for old Coke Yoyo?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [March 18, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709 "2014-03-18T05:00:58Z")
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### Author:  [@matt-yoyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/matt-yoyoyo)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/1 "2014-03-18T05:00:58Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@whutnow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/whutnow)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/2 "2014-03-18T05:09:52Z")
> [@matt-yoyoyo](#):
>
> 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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### Author:  [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/3 "2014-03-18T09:44:16Z")
> [@matt-yoyoyo](#):
>
> 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.
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.
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### Author:  [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/4 "2014-03-18T11:19:37Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/5 "2014-03-18T12:23:53Z")
> [@edhaponik](#):
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> Chimera!!! Long time! Hope you’re doing well.
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.
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### Author:  [@frodoslair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/frodoslair)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/6 "2014-03-18T19:45:30Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-type-of-string-to-use-for-old-coke-yoyo/64709/7 "2014-03-19T14:08:41Z")
> [@Chimera](#):
>
> 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.
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.