# Changing response pads

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000 "2021-07-02T22:40:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/1 "2021-07-02T22:40:49Z")

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When you change response pads, do they typically come out in one piece or break apart into little rubbery crumbs? I was expecting it to be easier to remove them. Had to apply Goof Off multiple times.

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**Author:** ![hobby\_master](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobby_master/32/145533_2.png) [@hobby\_master](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobby_master)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/2 "2021-07-02T23:06:25Z")

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clean with alchohol after. usually comes off in one piece but the adhesive can be annoying sometimes

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**Author:** ![Lido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lido/32/173650_2.png) [@Lido](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lido)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/3 "2021-07-02T23:08:07Z")

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If you use silicone instead is that harder or easier to remove? Can you use silicone in a yoyo designed for pads?

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**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/4 "2021-07-02T23:10:02Z")

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I haven’t had to remove self silicone from a yoyo yet, maybe someone else can say

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**Author:** ![WorkFromHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/workfromhome/32/65123_2.png) [@WorkFromHome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WorkFromHome)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/5 "2021-07-03T01:12:37Z")

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Most response pads I’ve pulled have came out decently clean, one piece rings with only a tiny bit of adhesive left behind. Goo Gone and a bit of rubbing alcohol afterwards cleans them up pretty well.

A couple of my older yo-yos with hard and crumbly pads were more difficult to remove. An old YYF SuperWide B-grade was by far the worst. The pad had to be picked out with a pin and some toothpicks in chunks of only a few millimeters at a time. Then there was the hardened adhesive that polymerized with part of the silicone pad at the bottom. That was a terrible pad swap.

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**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-response-pads/341000/6 "2021-07-03T01:15:59Z")

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I’ve siliconed a few yo-yos, but never tried to remove them. I would imagine that silicone would be very hard and annoying to get out. Kind of like trying to remove silicone caulk from a tub.