# Blasted Kimmitt Northstar **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 6, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367 "2011-12-06T22:29:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/1 "2011-12-06T22:29:10Z")
Side view; Nothing special about the side view. Just your standard Kimmitt Northstar, with a wasps nest counterweight. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/3/b/c3b13f9f3fb9dc9ad5753088eb138b0f603806f9.jpeg) Profile View; Shows what the blast looks like from the side. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/d/d/5dd7693d72828a421ab5b5441e025cdb5958796a.jpeg) Axle Side View; Shows off the blast from a different point of view. I really consider this the best picture as it really shows the texture of the half. Also you may notice that the expansion points that look like fingerprints are gone. This I consider a cosmetic improvement. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/e/7/3e72e7638a2931a17456c794ab9ea06fff65c5b4.jpeg) So yes, it’s sandblasted. When I was done sandblasting I found it very rough, and it heated up on grinds, so I took some steel wool to it very lightly, and it was much better. Some of you may think that a sandblast will chew through strings like a dog with attitude, but this thing doesn’t go through strings any faster than any other yoyo. Conclusion; This thing is a beast!!! It has grind times comparable to my Raptor but being a plastic! Being my best 5a throw, it opened up a whole new area of tricks for me. I personally think it looks cooler, while at the same time improving grinds. I don’t know if the sandblast did something or not, but this thing is as smooth as most high end metals. ---
**Author:** ![tjz1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@tjz1021](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tjz1021)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/2 "2011-12-06T22:31:27Z")
cool i like it the more you use it the sand will ware down so it wont eat through the string ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/3 "2011-12-06T22:50:01Z")
Looks like you did a nice job on that. The texture sure helps grinds and looks pretty nice at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![MyNameHere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mynamehere/32/977_2.png) [@MyNameHere](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MyNameHere)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/4 "2011-12-06T23:52:13Z")
Nice ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/5 "2011-12-07T03:03:57Z")
The soda blast was invented when one of the guys from onedrop tried putting baking soda in a sandblasting gun, try it. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/6 "2011-12-07T03:23:27Z")
Sodablasting wasn’t invented by anyone from OneDrop. That Northstar is pretty. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/7 "2011-12-07T03:40:19Z")
> [@patrickcondon](#): > > Sodablasting wasn’t invented by anyone from OneDrop. > > That Northstar is pretty. Yoyosoda blasting is more what I meant should have been more clear. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/blasted-kimmitt-northstar/32367/8 "2011-12-07T12:52:28Z")
Thanks for all the kind words everyone. I actually wanted to try a sodablast, but didn’t have enough baking soda. Instead I sandblasted it then smoothed it out.