# Cleaning Yoyo Body

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 1, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828 "2014-10-01T22:42:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/1 "2014-10-01T22:42:10Z")

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Any advice? Just water, or soap and water? Can dishwasher soap work?

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**Author:** ![Moise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moise/32/955_2.png) [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/2 "2014-10-01T22:51:12Z")

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soap and water will work fine on aluminums, so long as you REMOVE THE BEARING. removing the response would be ideal, but is not really necessary. make sure you DO NOT GET WATER IN THE BEARING.

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**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/3 "2014-10-01T23:07:55Z")

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> [@Moise](#):
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> soap and water will work fine on aluminums, so long as you REMOVE THE BEARING. removing the response would be ideal, but is not really necessary. make sure you DO NOT GET WATER IN THE BEARING.

^and the axle

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**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/4 "2014-10-01T23:28:42Z")

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> [@Moise](#):
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> soap and water will work fine on aluminums, so long as you REMOVE THE BEARING. removing the response would be ideal, but is not really necessary. make sure you DO NOT GET WATER IN THE BEARING.

Just dry the bearing no big deal.

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**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/5 "2014-10-02T00:28:36Z")

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I won’t soak it, so can I leave the bearing? I’ll soak a paper towel with it, then wring, then use to “polish”

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**Author:** ![Moise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moise/32/955_2.png) [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-yoyo-body/69828/6 "2014-10-02T00:35:31Z")

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one drop of water in your bearing can ruin it. I would be safe and take it out.