# Hand polished CLYW Avalanche **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 19, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489 "2015-03-19T05:45:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scooter-mcgavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scooter-mcgavin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scooter-mcgavin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/1 "2015-03-19T05:45:03Z")
Got bored at work tonight, got this in trade and was already sanded down so i just had to wet sand and polish. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/2 "2015-03-19T14:28:27Z")
^That looks amazing. I wish I knew how to polish yoyo’s. How does it grind? ---
**Author:** ![scooter-mcgavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scooter-mcgavin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scooter-mcgavin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/3 "2015-03-19T15:32:37Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > ^That looks amazing. I wish I knew how to polish yoyo’s. How does it grind? Unfortunately polished throws are a little grabby on grinds, they are smooth on the string and in the hand but most of all they look fantastic. Thanks for the compliment. It takes time and patients along with the right kind of supplies. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/4 "2015-03-19T16:37:53Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > I wish I knew how to polish yoyo’s. Here ya go… [Useful modification and maintenance guides - Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html) \>\> [How To Polish Aluminum](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,54052.0.html) @scooter-mcgavin - Very nice work ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/5 "2015-03-19T18:06:32Z")
I want that so badly it’s not even funny ---
**Author:** ![Yo-YoPro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo-yopro/32/7952_2.png) [@Yo-YoPro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-YoPro)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/6 "2015-03-19T19:38:22Z")
Looks nice, you have quite a collection there. Shinier than $5000 worth of chrome rims. ;D ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/7 "2015-03-20T02:58:06Z")
Wait so did the guy sand it down initially or strip the ano in some other way? ---
**Author:** ![scooter-mcgavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scooter-mcgavin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/scooter-mcgavin)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/8 "2015-03-20T03:26:07Z")
[quote=“Pineapple\_Jumpsuit,post:7,topic:73489”] Wait so did the guy sand it down initially or strip the ano in some other way? the outer was powder blasted and inner was sanded. Took two slow midnight shifts to get it right. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hand-polished-clyw-avalanche/73489/9 "2015-03-20T15:29:35Z")
Ok thanks