# How do I ano strip and polish a yoyo.

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [January 23, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044 "2017-01-23T02:49:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrindDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/1 "2017-01-23T02:49:21Z")

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I want a to have a nice polished yoyo, how do I do this and/or what active modders can do this for me?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/2 "2017-01-23T03:03:08Z")

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Check with Yoyospirit maybe?

Oven cleaner will strip the ano. Go to like a dollar store and get some of you don’t already have some.

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**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:** [January 23, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/3 "2017-01-23T04:12:49Z")

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Info on polishing aluminum as well as a plethora of other useful info can be found here: [Useful modification & maintenance guides - Axles,Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)

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**Author:** ![GrindDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/4 "2017-01-23T15:13:11Z")

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Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Cobra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cobra](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cobra)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/5 "2017-01-24T01:41:15Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> Info on polishing aluminum as well as a plethora of other useful info can be found here: [Useful modification & maintenance guides - Axles,Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)

You said plethora! LoL  
My favorite word of all time!!!

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**Author:** ![Undeadreich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@Undeadreich](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Undeadreich)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-ano-strip-and-polish-a-yoyo/83044/6 "2017-01-30T02:35:05Z")

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Oven cleaner (Be very careful with this stuff! Wear protective gear!!!) sand paper of various grits, mothers mag polish (my preffered choice), an old axel that you wont mind damaging and a drill. Strip the ano with the oven cleaner, stick half onto a drill with the old axel, sand her down going from low grit to high, apply the polish and your done :+1: Basic overview but if you take your time and be careful it will turn out well