# Flowable Silicone **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 3, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731 "2010-09-03T20:56:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rancor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rancor16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rancor16)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/1 "2010-09-03T20:56:56Z")
Every time I see flowable silicone in a yoyo it’s clear. The flowable I purchased and have been putting into my yoyos is more of a murky white, it also seems to sort of flake out after very little use. It doesn’t flake out completely, it just looks kind of grody. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong? Mind is Permatex, flowable silicone windshield and glass sealer. ---
**Author:** ![Rancor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rancor16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rancor16)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/2 "2010-09-03T20:58:24Z")
Oh, and sorry if this has been discussed before, I used the search option and nothing about my particular problem came up ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/3 "2010-09-03T22:25:58Z")
Next time, please use the “modify post” button. Thanks. If you gave a search but couldn’t find anything, well, at least you gave it a try. How long are you letting it dry before you play with it? ---
**Author:** ![crazyoyow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@crazyoyow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crazyoyow)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/4 "2010-09-03T23:30:07Z")
if you are wondering, that is the right kind of silicone ---
**Author:** ![Rancor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rancor16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rancor16)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/5 "2010-09-04T01:20:46Z")
Heya, I think I let it dry for an hour because that’s what the drying time was on the tube, probably not enough time. I’m looking at my genesis now and it’s looking nice and clear 6 and a half hours in, I think I’ll just leave it over night just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/6 "2010-09-04T01:47:07Z")
24 hours is usually the best, but 10 should be fine. ---
**Author:** ![scyshc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/scyshc/32/658_2.png) [@scyshc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scyshc)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/7 "2010-09-04T03:28:47Z")
let it dry for 24 hours because if you leave it only for 10 hours the silicon might mess up when you are playing ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/8 "2010-09-04T17:44:43Z")
> [@scyshc](#): > > let it dry for 24 hours because > if you leave it only for 10 hours > the silicon might mess up when you are playing Actually, I usually wait around 8 or 9 hours and it’s just fine. 24 hours for it to totally cure, but it’s good to play with by 10 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Rancor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rancor16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rancor16)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/9 "2010-09-04T19:32:19Z")
What does cure exactly mean? I remember wondering that when I read it on the tube, I assumed it meant water-proof but that’s probably wrong. How does it pertain to our purposes? ---
**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:** [September 4, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/10 "2010-09-04T19:39:03Z")
Drying is a physical process. Water and/or other chemicals evaporate. Curing is a chemical process. During the curing process the silicone is forming long polymer chains at the molecular level. This gives it strength and stability. ---
**Author:** ![Rancor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Rancor16](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rancor16)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/11 "2010-09-04T20:01:19Z")
Ah I see. I just tried out my yoyo after letting sit for 24 hours and cure. It’s working spectacularly, I guess letting it dry long enough was my problem lol. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo_yo_ma_x/32/187_2.png) [@Yo\_Yo\_Ma\_X](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_Yo_Ma_X)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/18731/12 "2010-09-06T20:58:15Z")
when i silicone, i dont know how long i wait, but when it is dry, it is usually clear, and when it is cured, it is somewhat glassy