# How to modify yoyos

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [March 21, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151 "2009-03-21T14:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![XXXYoyomasterXXX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xxxyoyomasterxxx/32/96_2.png) [@XXXYoyomasterXXX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XXXYoyomasterXXX)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151/1 "2009-03-21T14:59:18Z")

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How to modify yoyos?

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**Author:** ![Kim-Lan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kim-lan/32/16_2.png) [@Kim-Lan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kim-Lan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151/2 "2009-03-21T16:26:19Z")

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There are many, many things you can do. Some basics are replacing your response with something else depending on what yo-yo you have. You can also add shims or spacers to widen the gap of your yo-yo. You can clean your bearing to reduce the response.

More advanced things you can do is silicone recess, satin, dye, paint, add hubstacks, add weight rings, add schmoove rings, and much more.

As you can see, there are a lot of things you can do depending on what yo-yo you have, but I recommend just starting with the simpler things for now.

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**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151/3 "2009-03-21T20:09:35Z")

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[http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,13899.0.html](http://www.yoyonation.com/talk/index.php/topic,13899.0.html)

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**Author:** ![DaShiznit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dashiznit/32/62_2.png) [@DaShiznit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DaShiznit)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151/4 "2009-03-21T20:22:11Z")

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haha. i like modding mosquitoes =D

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**Author:** ![empiretrings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@empiretrings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/empiretrings)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-modify-yoyos/1151/5 "2009-03-30T02:36:55Z")

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mosquitos are the perfect start for a modder to learn with, i weighted, cleaned and deshielded the bearing,as well as sili recessed my mosquito, there awsome!!!