# Best yoyo lube **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [January 26, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320 "2020-01-26T01:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Legit\_yoyostrings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/legit_yoyostrings/32/136873_2.png) [@Legit\_yoyostrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legit_yoyostrings)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/1 "2020-01-26T01:22:37Z")
the yoyo lube im using (can’t mention the name because of forum rules) is not performing up to my expectations so I was wondering what is the best lube yall have tried, the one-drop lube looks really good. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/2 "2020-01-26T01:27:49Z")
Have you looked here… > [@Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/useful-modification-maintenance-guides-clean-repair-tune-fix-yoyos/16461): > > This list is an attempt to clean up the mods and maintenance section and to make more information easier to find for new and veteran modders alike. Bearings [How to Clean Your Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-yoyo-bearing/867)[How to Clean Rusty Bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-rusty-ball-bearings/16423)[Bearing Cleaning: Paper Slip Method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-paper-slip-method/71418)[Paper cleaning method for bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-bearings-and-the-paper-cleaning-method/21432)[How to Deshield a Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-deshield-a-bearing/46819)[Lube - What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-lube-my-yoyo/31171)[How do I fix a suddenly responsive bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insert-yoyo-name-here-is-responsive/30844)[Common Yoyo Bearing Sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/common-yoyo-bearing-sizes/66653)[Alternative bearing removal method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-bearing-removal-method/64901)[How to remove a stuck bearing - using a…](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-remove-a-stuck-bearing/22494) BTW, it’s all opinion… :wink: ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/3 "2020-01-26T01:42:35Z")
OD V4M is super good. ---
**Author:** ![nonja121](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nonja121/32/52722_2.png) [@nonja121](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nonja121)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/5 "2020-01-26T03:39:46Z")
I personally use OD V4M or Dark Matter. V4M is your traditional thin lube but it’s thinner than YYF lube, and if you can get it with that needle tip top, it’s easy to get a small bead in that works well after break in or “hyperspin” with canned air. Dark Matter is basically dry lube suspended in isopropyl alcohol. IMO it makes bearings spin gud but it’s not gonna make them quieter. You also gotta be sure you shake it before using it and keep an eye in case the isopropyl is evaporating as you don’t want too much of the dry lube in your bearing. ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/6 "2020-01-26T09:40:48Z")
I don’t use liquid lubricants, I clean the bearings with dry hydrocarbons and then I lubricate only graphite powder. ---
**Author:** ![cowmamba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cowmamba/32/270859_2.png) [@cowmamba](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowmamba)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/7 "2020-01-28T15:34:11Z")
Hoppe’s No. 9 _(in the needle bottle)_ One Drop V4M ---
**Author:** ![JustJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/justj/32/81013_2.png) [@JustJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JustJ)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/best-yoyo-lube/314320/8 "2020-01-29T05:14:24Z")
Since I discovered Dark Matter, I don’t bother with anything else. I love it.