# Fav. yoyo oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 11, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360 "2012-08-11T22:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![darkadlermagic3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@darkadlermagic3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/darkadlermagic3)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/1 "2012-08-11T22:49:17Z")
Whats your favorite yoyo oil? ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/2 "2012-08-11T22:52:17Z")
Good ol’ thin lube. I’ve had one bottle for about four years and I’l barely halfway through. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/3 "2012-08-11T23:00:43Z")
None. I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. ---
**Author:** ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/4 "2012-08-11T23:02:16Z")
gorillis lubricus or yoyojam lube ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/5 "2012-08-11T23:16:59Z")
YYJ Thin Lube, whenever my bearing gets crunchy, just put a drop of this onto the bearing and it’s good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Nivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nivo/32/321_2.png) [@Nivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nivo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/6 "2012-08-11T23:22:34Z")
OD V4M Lube ---
**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/7 "2012-08-12T00:05:29Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > None. > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/8 "2012-08-12T01:31:02Z")
> [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > None. > > > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. > > I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? Terrapin X has a couple products for lube. I use a dry lube liquid, if that makes any sense. You just dab a bit on the bearing balls. It works. I think Terrapin has one based on graphite as well, though I haven’t tried it. ---
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/9 "2012-08-12T01:41:23Z")
Thin lube always does the trick for me. ---
**Author:** ![wabuwama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wabuwama/32/1023_2.png) [@wabuwama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wabuwama)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/10 "2012-08-12T01:42:44Z")
> [@wabuwama](#): > > Thin lube always does the trick for me. I touch two of the ball bearings with a minuscule drop of thin lube. (I take a needle and drop a small drop on it. Then I touch the bearing.) ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/11 "2012-08-12T01:45:39Z")
> [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > None. > > > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. > > I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? First, you need to get the Terrapin X Dry Play material. Contact fjh123 for getting this. Second, you need to completely clean your bearing. Use whatever you want but your final step will require acetone. Give the bearing a nice acetone bath and get it good and clean and dry. Touch the applicator into the Dry Play material. Touch that to 1 or 2 balls. Spin. It will sound and feel gritty and chunky and filthy. Blow out the extra using compressed air. Now keep spinning for maybe a minute.The bearing will start slower but get faster and faster. Add a small amount of acetone, spin and repeat as necessary. It takes some practice. A little goes a LONG way. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/12 "2012-08-12T02:19:07Z")
Brain lube works for me. A couple of drops, and blow it off w/some compressed air. ---
**Author:** ![supbreh1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/supbreh1234/32/1131_2.png) [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/13 "2012-08-12T06:32:52Z")
honestly ive only tried 2 so far, yyf and yyj lube. they work the same in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/14 "2012-08-12T06:41:29Z")
I’ve only tried YYJ lube. It works fine but YYJ is… ew. lol ---
**Author:** ![sniffy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sniffy/32/729_2.png) [@sniffy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sniffy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/15 "2012-08-12T06:58:18Z")
> [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > None. > > > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. > > I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? Video tutorial: [http://www.sniffy-yo.com/2012/02/terrapin-x-dryplay-yoyo-bearing-lube.html](http://www.sniffy-yo.com/2012/02/terrapin-x-dryplay-yoyo-bearing-lube.html) ---
**Author:** ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/16 "2012-08-13T13:13:14Z")
> [@Waylon](#): > > > [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > > > None. > > > > > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. > > > > I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? > > Terrapin X has a couple products for lube. I use a dry lube liquid, if that makes any sense. You just dab a bit on the bearing balls. It works. I think Terrapin has one based on graphite as well, though I haven’t tried it. I don’t do the liqud version anymore, it evaporated too fast and shipping was a problem. The dry lube is the same stuff in a powder form. It is not graphite. ---
**Author:** ![wcrase](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wcrase/32/80_2.png) [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fav-yoyo-oil/41360/17 "2012-08-13T14:02:01Z")
> [@fjh123](#): > > > [@Waylon](#): > > > > > [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > > > > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > > > > > None. > > > > > > > > I clean my bearing to absolutely clean and dry, then Terrapin X Dry Play treat it. > > > > > > I’ve seen you plug this so many times, so i have to ask: how does one go about Terrapin X Dry Play treating a bearing? > > > > Terrapin X has a couple products for lube. I use a dry lube liquid, if that makes any sense. You just dab a bit on the bearing balls. It works. I think Terrapin has one based on graphite as well, though I haven’t tried it. > > I don’t do the liqud version anymore, it evaporated too fast and shipping was a problem. > The dry lube is the same stuff in a powder form. It is not graphite. I’ll have to check it out next time I’m bearing shopping. I’m pleased with the terrapin x products I’ve used so far.