# HOW TO DE-ANODIZE

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414 "2011-05-18T00:17:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![hubstacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc348/32.png) [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/21 "2011-05-30T18:37:06Z")

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their are vids already on youtube, when i get some i’ll show U dude, i’m fresh out

searh de anodize aluminum on youtube and you’ll get some vids

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**Author:** ![hubstacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc348/32.png) [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/22 "2011-05-30T18:39:00Z")

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here a vid: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvxMJ5\_WZE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvxMJ5_WZE)

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMZ60Nbpe4)

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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:** [June 1, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/23 "2011-06-01T02:28:59Z")

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Pics of yoyo nao nao nao nao

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**Author:** ![popdada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/popdada/32/629_2.png) [@popdada](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/popdada)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/24 "2011-06-01T03:55:48Z")

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greased lighting worked sweet for me…! very easy…only thing I screwed up on was the bearing seat…have to sit the halfs up on something maybe…?

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**Author:** ![hubstacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc348/32.png) [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/25 "2011-06-07T18:39:01Z")

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> [@popdada](#):
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> greased lighting worked sweet for me…! very easy…only thing I screwed up on was the bearing seat…have to sit the halfs up on something maybe…?

try masking the bearing seat, that might work

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**Author:** ![hubstacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9fc348/32.png) [@hubstacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstacker)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/26 "2011-06-07T18:40:20Z")

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> [@Deathsongx3](#):
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> Pics of yoyo nao nao nao nao

i’ll post pics of my p2 when i get some more solution, i’m fresh out

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**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-de-anodize/26414/27 "2011-06-17T20:21:35Z")

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Basic oven cleaner will work. I used some WalMart brand not long ago and it works great. You need to look on the label and see what percent sodium hydroxide (lye) is in it. Some are really low.

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