# I want to satin a yoyo, what do I need?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [December 30, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-satin-a-yoyo-what-do-i-need/22326 "2010-12-30T20:39:31Z")\
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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:** [December 30, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-satin-a-yoyo-what-do-i-need/22326/1 "2010-12-30T20:39:31Z")

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Like the title, I want to try to satin my beat to crap Tactic, but I don’t know if the tools I have would be good enough for the job. All I really have is a drill, and sandpaper. Could I do a decent satin job with these? Or do I need a Lathe to make it at least half decent? I don’t plan on polishing it

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-satin-a-yoyo-what-do-i-need/22326/2 "2010-12-31T00:04:27Z")

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Those tools will work just fine.

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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:** [December 31, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-want-to-satin-a-yoyo-what-do-i-need/22326/3 "2010-12-31T01:43:32Z")

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For sandpaper, it’s best to at least have rough to really fine. Then you’d use rough, then little less rough, medium, medium fine, and fine. That way it’ll look nice too, and not look so sandpapery.