# is there a reason? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 1, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393 "2010-08-01T14:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/1 "2010-08-01T14:55:11Z")
Is there a reason My silicone is ripping out of my legacy? I leave it to dry long enough, yet my gasket maker is holding up for 1-2 weeks tops. :-\ ---
**Author:** ![hebooz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hebooz/32/534_2.png) [@hebooz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hebooz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/2 "2010-08-01T15:10:24Z")
1.How long has it been there? 2.What gasket maker did you use? And also,Gasket Maker lasts longer than flowable silicone ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/3 "2010-08-01T15:10:44Z")
I think you have to make a recess deep enough to let the silicone stay in there. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/4 "2010-08-01T15:13:35Z")
let it cure for 24 hours, not just overnight. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/5 "2010-08-01T15:16:56Z")
Among other ways to help silicone stay in it’s groove the best are cleaning the silicone groove out with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip and just making sure to not have any air bubbles left when you silicone your legacy. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoz1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoz1/32/388_2.png) [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/6 "2010-08-02T18:00:36Z")
Maybe your applying it in some wrong way. If you think your having air bubbles when you silicone it try using clear silicone that way you know when you have bubbles. Then you can take a needle and take out the bubbles. ---
**Author:** ![superstar615](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superstar615/32/581_2.png) [@superstar615](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/superstar615)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/7 "2010-08-02T18:04:50Z")
i stink at applying silicone i use kpads ---
**Author:** ![fh\_zero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fh_zero/32/541_2.png) [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/8 "2010-08-03T21:53:16Z")
why u have to clean the groove i put silicone and i took out the res bits in here so is it okay to silicone my dm ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/9 "2010-08-03T22:20:00Z")
> [@GO YYJ](#): > > why u have to clean the groove i put silicone and i took out the res bits in here so is it okay to silicone my dm it will be thinner in some places=faster ripping ---
**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:** [August 3, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-reason/17393/10 "2010-08-03T22:20:52Z")
You clean the groove so the dust/dirt doesn’t get between the silicone and the wall, otherwise you’ll essentially be siliconing to the dirt, and not the yoyo.