# Carrying bearing cleaning stuff **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 3, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348 "2022-09-03T17:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shreddingtheyodawg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shreddingtheyodawg/32/177046_2.png) [@shreddingtheyodawg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shreddingtheyodawg)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/1 "2022-09-03T17:43:07Z")
I have an empty pill bottle ive been using to carry acetone in with my yoyo tools and extras. It doesnt leak but every now and then I catch a smell of it. What do you guys use to carry such things? Or should I just use lighter fluid? ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/2 "2022-09-03T17:52:30Z")
Why would you ever carry either of those things with you? That sounds like a terrible idea. Just bring a spare bearing(s) with you if you’re concerned about a bearing getting dirty. ---
**Author:** ![shreddingtheyodawg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shreddingtheyodawg/32/177046_2.png) [@shreddingtheyodawg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shreddingtheyodawg)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/3 "2022-09-03T17:55:18Z")
I do carry extra bearings but just in case I like to have everything I need for yoyo maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/4 "2022-09-03T18:03:23Z")
It’s just so cheap to get more acetone at almost any drug store if you’re traveling. I really wouldn’t risk having it leak/spill just to be prepared for the fringe scenario of: you’re out traveling, all of your yoyo bearings have locked up, and you must play yoyo within the next 10 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![shreddingtheyodawg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shreddingtheyodawg/32/177046_2.png) [@shreddingtheyodawg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shreddingtheyodawg)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/5 "2022-09-03T18:19:05Z")
Good points haha now I feel dumb 😅 ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/6 "2022-09-03T18:21:14Z")
Hopefully you are using a glass bottle. If the bottle has a plastic cap the acetone may be slowly dissolving it. ---
**Author:** ![shreddingtheyodawg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shreddingtheyodawg/32/177046_2.png) [@shreddingtheyodawg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shreddingtheyodawg)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/7 "2022-09-03T18:26:03Z")
Its a plastic bottle but I kept it filled in my closet for a few days to test for leaks and dissolving and it was fine. ---
**Author:** ![Lefski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lefski/32/1430_2.png) [@Lefski](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lefski)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/8 "2022-09-03T23:12:10Z")
To clean your bearing in a case of emergency, most of the times, the smallest piece of paper will be way more useful than any chemicals :wink: ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/9 "2022-09-03T23:18:08Z")
I wouldn’t walk around with a pocket full of acetone. That seems like a high risk low reward sort of situation… ---
**Author:** ![Proboscis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/proboscis/32/135627_2.png) [@Proboscis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Proboscis)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/10 "2022-09-03T23:46:49Z")
Yeah…as everyone else is saying you’re overthinking this. Just keep a spare bearing or two in your bag. I have a kit in my bag that has spare string, spare bearing, and a set of spare 19mm pads. I’ve been carrying this kit for about a year now and have only needed to use the spare string—I might just go back to carrying a spare string rather than everything else. Odds are you won’t ever need any of the backup bearings you keep with you if you’re maintaining them regularly on your own. ---
**Author:** ![shreddingtheyodawg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shreddingtheyodawg/32/177046_2.png) [@shreddingtheyodawg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shreddingtheyodawg)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/11 "2022-09-04T06:43:04Z")
Im definitely not carrying it in my pocket haha ---
**Author:** ![Izipatia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/izipatia/32/163141_2.png) [@Izipatia](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Izipatia)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/carrying-bearing-cleaning-stuff/362348/12 "2022-09-09T02:58:30Z")
I’ll echo what’s already been said. But if you must travel with such things the only smart way is to use the original container or something that is equally as proper. A 1 cent plastic rx bottle is not equivalent.