# I sanded down my Selene using hands alone

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-sanded-down-my-selene-using-hands-alone/298961 "2019-02-15T21:33:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-sanded-down-my-selene-using-hands-alone/298961/1 "2019-02-15T21:33:19Z")

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So I was dealing with some pointy picks and took off quite a chunk of ano off my Selene. So I thought the heck why not and I sanded the whole think down with nothing except sandpaper and my hands since I don’t even have a drill.

BIG mistake. Took me 2 days of free time and my thumb hurts like crazy 🤣 . Well, it was fun while it lasted.

At least I’m satisfied enough with the results, Not mirror like but I’d say good enough for only using my hands. 🤣

(And I gotta say, metal polish paste is probably the worst smelling thing I’ve ever come across

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-sanded-down-my-selene-using-hands-alone/298961/2 "2019-02-15T21:41:13Z")

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Yeah power tools are hugely recommended for this kind of repetitive buffing / light sanding work.

I started doing the “rub tough denim around the response area if it is eating strings” thing and after like 5 minutes of that… I was like… _I’m out_ … and grabbed a dremel instead. I am a very very lazy man!

Everyone should have a dremel. Such a versatile tool and the clones are pretty cheap.

[https://kk.org/cooltools/cheap-dremel-clone/](https://kk.org/cooltools/cheap-dremel-clone/)

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**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-sanded-down-my-selene-using-hands-alone/298961/3 "2019-02-15T21:51:04Z")

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I did only the rims at first to hide the ano break.(That was pretty easy).  
There’s also a scuff in the catch zone so I thought why not so I also did the catch zone. (That was easy enough).  
The next day I looked at the yoyo and said let’s finish it off shall we? So I did the cup.(And that was a nightmare :joy:)

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**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-sanded-down-my-selene-using-hands-alone/298961/4 "2019-02-15T22:37:33Z")

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> cheap Dremel clone

aka bremel