# How to Make your Plastic Yoyos Shine 

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-your-plastic-yoyos-shine/27733>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 29, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-your-plastic-yoyos-shine/27733 "2011-06-29T22:07:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-your-plastic-yoyos-shine/27733/1 "2011-06-29T22:07:43Z")

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You know how your plastic yoyos can get kind of dull and not shiny like they used to be? Here is how to make them shiney again!

The Idea  
Polishing the outer layer of the yoyo with sandpaper and felt.

Why Does It Work?  
The reason this works is because the fine sandpaper smothes the surface and the felt removes the dust.

The List  
You need  
Dull yoyo  
2,000 sandpaper  
Felt  
Instructions  
Throw a really hard sleeper  
Take 2,000 sandpaper and go over the yoyo while it is spinning (you don’t need to go around the yoyo just over the edges like a profile view). Make sure to get all of the yoyo.  
Repeat steps 1-2 except use felt instead of sandpaper.  
That’s it, Your done!

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**Author:** ![Hiphopyoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hiphopyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hiphopyoer)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-make-your-plastic-yoyos-shine/27733/2 "2011-07-01T05:17:37Z")

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> [@PlasticWhip](#):
>
> You know how your plastic yoyos can get kind of dull and not shiny like they used to be? Here is how to make them shiney again!
> 
> The Idea  
> Polishing the outer layer of the yoyo with sandpaper and felt.
> 
> Why Does It Work?  
> The reason this works is because the fine sandpaper smothes the surface and the felt removes the dust.
> 
> The List  
> You need  
> Dull yoyo  
> 2,000 sandpaper  
> Felt  
> Instructions  
> Throw a really hard sleeper  
> Take 2,000 sandpaper and go over the yoyo while it is spinning (you don’t need to go around the yoyo just over the edges like a profile view). Make sure to get all of the yoyo.  
> Repeat steps 1-2 except use felt instead of sandpaper.  
> That’s it, Your done!

You really didn’t put them in steps. But overall it’s good! Needs a sticky!