# How much thin lube?

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**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523 "2010-08-04T18:48:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![EvanW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evanw/32/564_2.png) [@EvanW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanW)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/1 "2010-08-04T18:48:55Z")

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So I FINALLY ordered some thin lube the other day and I want to know, do I put a drop in and just play with it? Or do I do the whole needle thing?

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**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/2 "2010-08-04T19:24:09Z")

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LOL, I use my thin lube all the time, and got it when I started yoyoing, and I only used a quarter of it up. So I usually use two drops, and it’s fine. So I would use 2 drops.

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**Author:** ![ApocalypticYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@ApocalypticYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ApocalypticYo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/3 "2010-08-04T21:45:41Z")

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I use the needlle method and put in one or two drops depending on how big the drops are. If I try using it without the needle then I always overlube.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/4 "2010-08-05T01:48:14Z")

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If you are cleaning the bearing before you lube it then I use the needle method but I drop a little on 4 of the 8 balls or 5 of the 10 balls. 1/2 you could say. lol If it’s a bearing with factory thick lube in it I usually only drop one drop in it. then yoyo like a mad man.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_oyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/troy_oyo/32/340_2.png) [@Troy\_oyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Troy_oyo)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/5 "2010-08-06T23:43:58Z")

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I don’t mean to jack the post or anything… But what is exactly the needle method?

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/6 "2010-08-07T04:52:54Z")

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take a needle, put a drop of thin lube on the needle, or squeeze a little bit out, and touch the needle to the drop to break surface tension. There should be a tiny drop of thin lube on the tip of the needle, around the size of a ballpen’s ball…

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**Author:** ![samyoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samyoyos/32/605_2.png) [@samyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samyoyos)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/7 "2010-08-07T14:48:09Z")

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you could put a small drop on it and start playin with it.

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**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-much-thin-lube/17523/8 "2010-08-07T15:05:33Z")

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I still 2 drops is always good.