# can i use this instead of flowable silicone?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 28, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763 "2013-01-28T18:23:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/1 "2013-01-28T18:23:49Z")
Just got this… will it work like flowable silicone?? if not I’ll have to return it. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/e/6/1e6918afa49728ee541c1e56fda7c5cba0608aa6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/2 "2013-01-28T18:47:44Z")
Doesn’t say RTV or silicone anywhere. It might be caulk. Try it lol ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/3 "2013-01-28T18:49:44Z")
Caulk can be made of silicone. Whether it’s caulk that would work as a response or not, who knows? I say try it and report back. Worse case scenario, you have a mess to pick out of your grooves. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![the\_dope\_chaud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/the_dope_chaud/32/1176_2.png) [@the\_dope\_chaud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/the_dope_chaud)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/4 "2013-01-28T18:56:12Z")
The worst that will happen is that it will use up real quickly and/or crumble. I have tried many different silicones, being in construction and all… ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/5 "2013-01-28T19:06:03Z")
If you decide to try it, put a “throwaway” bearing in there when the job is done. If it starts to disintegrate and get into a bearing, you might want one you can just throw out instead of worrying about cleaning and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/6 "2013-01-28T19:13:42Z")
did it… not easy at all… not even remotely flowable… very viscous. i smoothed it out to the best of my abilities and now i guess we wait and see. It drying out and crumbling is not the only problem… if its too hard when it dries it wont respond. had that happen before too. I wish my hardware store would just get flowable silicone or if YYE could keep it in stock. Im not a fan of the monkey finger silicone, it binds nice… but only lasts like a week. ---
**Author:** ![Navythrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/navythrow/32/1228_2.png) [@Navythrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Navythrow)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/7 "2013-01-28T19:39:20Z")
instead of the hardware store, give the car parts store, i.e. Autozone, Automax, etc. a try. Thats where I get mine. ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/8 "2013-01-28T19:40:19Z")
ill give it a try… ill try home depot too if im by one any time soon. YYE says they’ll have flowable in on thursday so i may just wait and get it with some other stuff i may need ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/9 "2013-01-28T19:51:51Z")
Get clear or red gasket maker at Wal Mart. Takes a bit more work than flowable, but it lasts a few months at a time. ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/10 "2013-01-28T20:29:36Z")
[http://www.toolup.com/loctite\_37460\_3-oz-black-rtv-silicone.aspx](http://www.toolup.com/loctite_37460_3-oz-black-rtv-silicone.aspx) would that work? Idk if color matters… probably not ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/11 "2013-01-28T20:51:02Z")
> [@throwrw](#): > > [http://www.toolup.com/loctite\_37460\_3-oz-black-rtv-silicone.aspx](http://www.toolup.com/loctite_37460_3-oz-black-rtv-silicone.aspx) > would that work? Idk if color matters… probably not The colour is “important” in that each different colour reflects different tolerances for temperature, etc. I believe that also means different “feel” at room temperature. Almost any kind of RTV silicone should work, though. Navythrow’s auto supplier advice is good advice, too. The “flowable silicone” that YYE sells is actually used for windshield glass repair in the auto industry. ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/12 "2013-01-28T20:54:11Z")
> [@](#): > > Navythrow’s auto supplier advice is good advice, too. The “flowable silicone” that YYE sells is actually used for windshield glass repair in the auto industry. yes im aware… i just dont live anywhere close to an auto parts store and it would be easier to order it online. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/13 "2013-01-28T21:57:18Z")
> [@throwrw](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Navythrow’s auto supplier advice is good advice, too. The “flowable silicone” that YYE sells is actually used for windshield glass repair in the auto industry. > > yes im aware… i just dont live anywhere close to an auto parts store and it would be easier to order it offline. That sucks. Even in small towns here, there’s usually a Canadian Tire, which stocks the flowable silicone. Though I have to admit, not every location had it when I went looking. ---
**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/14 "2013-01-28T22:09:42Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > > [@throwrw](#): > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > Navythrow’s auto supplier advice is good advice, too. The “flowable silicone” that YYE sells is actually used for windshield glass repair in the auto industry. > > > > yes im aware… i just dont live anywhere close to an auto parts store and it would be easier to order it offline. > > That sucks. Even in small towns here, there’s usually a Canadian Tire, which stocks the flowable silicone. Though I have to admit, not every location had it when I went looking. yup… hopefully this stuff will work… if not ill have to wait a while till i get some good silicone haha ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/15 "2013-01-29T00:21:45Z")
Hey man, if you are willing to paypal me the money I can get you any silicone you want from autozone. They have like 8 kinds. ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-use-this-instead-of-flowable-silicone/48763/16 "2013-01-29T04:51:32Z")
99 cent store. get this stuff [http://images.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/OG/0000\_Permatex\_Blue\_RTV\_Silicone\_--.jpg](http://images.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/OG/0000_Permatex_Blue_RTV_Silicone_--.jpg) colour doesn’t matter, but I get the red stuff. It’s higher temp, just in case my yoyo heats up to 500 degrees. Plus it’s easier to see the excess. Gasket maker or gasket sealant both work. Sealant is more like flowable silicone, maker is much more viscous. (v that’s maker v) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/9/b/49ba58143f2534387b7fd267cc399beb2f754350.jpeg "Yoyo siliconing tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0jOHMees-g)