# cleaning silicone

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-silicone/12166>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [March 8, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-silicone/12166 "2010-03-08T02:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigj122802](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@bigj122802](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigj122802)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-silicone/12166/1 "2010-03-08T02:26:26Z")

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Just silconed my lyn fury with red silicone and got some in the bearing seat and it is slowing down the bearing. Is there any way to clean out the bearing seat with out damaging the bearing seat itself?

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**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:** [March 8, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-silicone/12166/2 "2010-03-08T02:29:27Z")

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Rub it away with a toothpick.