# DIY Polished YoYoMagic T8 Shadow **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939 **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **Created:** [August 26, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939 "2014-08-26T21:56:18Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![VelvetTorpedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/velvettorpedo/32/1559_2.png) [@VelvetTorpedo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VelvetTorpedo) #### Post date: [August 26, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/1 "2014-08-26T21:56:18Z")
It seems I can’t leave well enough alone… after refinishing my cheap Maverick I decided my even cheaper T8 needed a custom touch. I had found some of my old wheel polish, so I chucked the T8 in my trusty drill. After 3 grits of sandpaper to remove the anodizing in some spots and make everything nice and smooth the polish worked its magic. Let me know what you think! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/6/a/16a4c7c2726cf0483f89ac1252c25f10801e0c5b.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/3/3/533cb586dc6ea4a5c7f79f1184b02b4e35643b69.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/e/a/6ea14752824a65706f23fca8f3d508c94c6ecffd.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/7/3/77354ddaa8a3c5e61892d9ac044fd2ac3e676851.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/2/e/92e49c4b7a4f763c850b79c01445b7dd445d2812.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio) #### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/2 "2014-08-27T04:02:40Z")
looks good. ---
### Author: ![gabesytf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@gabesytf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gabesytf) #### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/3 "2014-08-27T11:25:17Z")
Holy ■■■■. How do you do that? Any tutorials? ---
### Author: ![mullicabob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mullicabob/32/1108_2.png) [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob) #### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/4 "2014-08-27T12:42:48Z")
Nicely done. Just need to take the polished areas a little finer to remove the lines. ---
### Author: ![Boosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/boosh/32/1566_2.png) [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh) #### Post date: [August 28, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/5 "2014-08-28T14:00:45Z")
Garbage pail kids!! Looks awesome, is that a decent yoyo for its price? ---
### Author: ![VelvetTorpedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/velvettorpedo/32/1559_2.png) [@VelvetTorpedo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VelvetTorpedo) #### Post date: [August 28, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/6 "2014-08-28T14:50:25Z")
For $10 you literally cant go wrong. My bearing was REALLY loud, my friends wasn’t so loud. I put a tiny bit of graphite powder in the bearing and now its much smoother and quieter. ---
### Author: ![Boosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/boosh/32/1566_2.png) [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh) #### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939/7 "2014-08-29T04:10:52Z")
What is its sleep time? Weight? And is it truly unresponsive?