# How do you silver rim a yoyo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686 "2010-05-22T16:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YOYOXPERT0213](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoxpert0213/32/505_2.png) [@YOYOXPERT0213](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOXPERT0213)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/1 "2010-05-22T16:21:09Z")
A DV888 ---
**Author:** ![Shisaki417](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shisaki417/32/150_2.png) [@Shisaki417](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shisaki417)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/2 "2010-05-22T16:25:48Z")
Satining? You put a half of the yoyo (with a axle) on a drill, spin it, and rub sand paper on the rims. First 100-150 grit to get the anodization off. Then 200, 400, 600, and up (if you want) to make it smoother and smoother ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/3 "2010-05-22T20:15:57Z")
i belive what your talking about is satining. But instead of satining the whole yoyo you just satin the rims. ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/4 "2010-05-22T20:26:13Z")
You play it, lol. This is about a month of being my main player(ignore the excess silicone, :P) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/3/5/e352a5b490bc7e94fef22c56bcb03a3b37177d25.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/5 "2010-05-22T20:26:46Z")
If you don’t know how I reccomend sending it to a modder. I do rim polishes almost exclusively. ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/6 "2010-05-22T21:48:06Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > You play it, lol. > This is about a month of being my main player(ignore the excess silicone, :P) LOL!!! don’t you wish it was that easy? ---
**Author:** ![yoyofool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofool/32/398_2.png) [@yoyofool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofool)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/7 "2010-05-22T21:57:32Z")
I did mine with a DA sander took like 30 minutes and I finished it with 3000 grit made it have a mirror polish. ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/8 "2010-05-22T22:11:02Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > You play it, lol. > This is about a month of being my main player(ignore the excess silicone, :P) > > [http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s212/MBreilein/CIMG0592.jpg](http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s212/MBreilein/CIMG0592.jpg) My friend made his G5 look like that by doing run the dog and walk the dog constantly on his G5 on concrete. And he also sanded it down, so now it looks really nice. But is hecka beat up. ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/9 "2010-05-22T22:25:12Z")
Most of that is 5A, string snapping, and random people playing damage. I’ve walked the dog a few times, but mostly just crap that happens on an every day basis. All my yoyos that I like enough to carry every day look like this. I hate satin rims, haha. ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/10 "2010-05-22T22:39:23Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > Most of that is 5A, string snapping, and random people playing damage. I’ve walked the dog a few times, but mostly just crap that happens on an every day basis. All my yoyos that I like enough to carry every day look like this. I hate satin rims, haha. You should try sanding the rims to make it more smooth. Also I would remove the silicone and try to do a better silicone job, no fence. It takes some practice siliconing stuff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/11 "2010-05-22T23:43:35Z")
Lol… I’ve been beating the crap out of and siliconing my yoyos for, coming up on six years now. All the burrs have been filed down to nothing and that silicone was obviously just applied, it’s for sale so I took some quick pictures. My silicone jobs last a good six months to a year, thanks. Also, nail files work better than just sanding them. ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/12 "2010-05-23T00:00:29Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > Lol… I’ve been beating the crap out of and siliconing my yoyos for, coming up on six years now. All the burrs have been filed down to nothing and that silicone was obviously just applied, it’s for sale so I took some quick pictures. My silicone jobs last a good six months to a year, thanks. > Also, nail files work better than just sanding them. i can see why… ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/13 "2010-05-23T00:37:05Z")
You guys are aware that if you let that excess sit for two hours or so it will just peel off, right? Not sure why everyone is so concerned with the way I silicone my yoyos. Nobody would be saying anything if they played it, haha. ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/14 "2010-05-23T02:08:03Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > You guys are aware that if you let that excess sit for two hours or so it will just peel off, right? Not sure why everyone is so concerned with the way I silicone my yoyos. Nobody would be saying anything if they played it, haha. This is what I do every time. Works like a charm. Comes off like silly putty out of the egg thing it comes with. > [@Mikers](#): > > You guys are aware that if you let that excess sit for two hours or so it will just peel off, right Not sure why everyone is so concerned with the way I silicone my yoyos. Nobody would be saying anything if they played it, haha. Because people think you just leave the excess sili there. ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686/15 "2010-05-23T02:09:59Z")
> [@Born2YoYo](#): > > > [@Mikers](#): > > > > You guys are aware that if you let that excess sit for two hours or so it will just peel off, right? Not sure why everyone is so concerned with the way I silicone my yoyos. Nobody would be saying anything if they played it, haha. > > This is what I do every time. Works like a charm. Comes off like silly putty out of the egg thing it comes with. do you suppose you could use silicone to make sili silly putty?