# Gold bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 24, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034 "2012-12-24T16:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon12742582](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/1 "2012-12-24T16:20:13Z")
How can I clean it? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/2 "2012-12-24T17:14:52Z")
very carefully. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/3 "2012-12-24T17:20:34Z")
canned air, to play it safe. It wont remove everything, but its better than risking destroying the bearing. ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/4 "2012-12-24T19:09:05Z")
You should be able to clean it like any other bearing. The gold plating won’t be affected by any of the normal cleaning solvents. ---
**Author:** ![anon12742582](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/5 "2012-12-24T19:29:44Z")
I used air it worked great thanks ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/6 "2012-12-24T22:12:03Z")
They seem fragile. ;/ ---
**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/7 "2012-12-24T23:28:03Z")
It isn’t gold plated, it is treated steel. ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/8 "2012-12-25T02:18:09Z")
The description says “size C bearing that has been plated in gold!” Sounds gold plated to me. ---
**Author:** ![anon12742582](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/9 "2012-12-25T14:52:42Z")
It’s not ---
**Author:** ![daniel0731ex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@daniel0731ex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daniel0731ex)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/10 "2012-12-25T17:31:26Z")
Oh, well, if you same that pigs can fly then by all means it must be true!!! ---
**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:** [December 26, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/11 "2012-12-26T06:30:25Z")
Yep, they don’t make them outta solid gold. (or you couldn’t afford them :wink: ) ---
**Author:** ![yooldman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooldman/32/1213_2.png) [@yooldman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yooldman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/12 "2012-12-26T06:42:24Z")
Missed the word plated, huh? ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/gold-bearing/47034/13 "2012-12-26T07:31:15Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Yep, they don’t make them outta solid gold. > (or you couldn’t afford them :wink: ) I would like a concise answer. This response, as well as the description of the bearings on YYE are ambiguous. When most retail stores describe gold-plated merchandise, they are specific. Descriptions such as “plated in pure gold” or “plated in genuine 24kt. gold” tell the buyer exactly what metal has been plated onto the merchandise. When you just say “gold-plated” that can mean just about anything like: 1. plated in pure 99.999 gold (Au) 2. plated in gold/tin/silver/Ni/… alloy 3. treated with a film or lacquer that is gold-colored. 4. plated with a chemical film, containing gold, or gold alloy 5. plated with a gold-colored metal of any type. So, which is it on these bearings? Are they plated in pure gold? An alloy? or, something else?