# Is it easy to strip a yo-yo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151 "2019-03-15T19:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheYoyoer27](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoer27/32/49058_2.png) [@TheYoyoer27](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoyoer27)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/1 "2019-03-15T19:06:26Z")
I’ve always wondered. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/2 "2019-03-15T19:19:27Z")
The length of the axle plays a large factor in how easy it will be to strip the yoyo. Shorter axles will tend to strip in a lesser amount of time compared to a longer one. Should you worry? Probably not. You most likely won’t strip the yoyo for a fair amount of time through regular use. ---
**Author:** ![gcoomans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gcoomans/32/25166_2.png) [@gcoomans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gcoomans)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/3 "2019-03-15T20:04:21Z")
I haven’t stripped a yo-yo in my 5 years of throwing, if that’s any comfort! ---
**Author:** ![Marm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marm/32/46204_2.png) [@Marm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/4 "2019-03-15T20:10:24Z")
Long axles= harder to strip. Why I like nipples on my yo-yos (look at the moose 👀) ---
**Author:** ![noodles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/noodles/32/36467_2.png) [@noodles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/noodles)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/5 "2019-03-16T00:48:23Z")
windrunners and skyvas are the easiest to strip ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/6 "2019-03-16T01:42:24Z")
1 in 8 years. Not too easy in my opinion ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/7 "2019-03-16T04:49:26Z")
Have never stripped one. Have had yoyos with threaded halves since the dawn of time (mid to late 1990s. :wink: ) ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/8 "2019-03-16T05:16:45Z")
The question is “is it easy to _not_ strip a yo-yo”. And the answer is yes, it’s easy not to. If you put the axle in crooked and try to tighten it then it’s easy to strip a yo-yo. Just be somewhat careful, give the half a counter-clockwise turn before tightening till you feel a little _click_ sensation. Then close the yo-yo up. I’ve never stripped a yo-yo using this method. ---
**Author:** ![ClaytonDM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@ClaytonDM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ClaytonDM)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-easy-to-strip-a-yo-yo/300151/9 "2019-03-16T05:49:47Z")
> [@gcoomans](#): > > I haven’t stripped a yo-yo in my 5 years of throwing, if that’s any comfort! Same here.