# Just curious
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [February 1, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916 "2013-02-01T04:54:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/1 "2013-02-01T04:54:04Z")
If you were to soak your bearing in lighter fluid and acetone then pull it out and catch it on fire with a match (sounds crazy, I know) but just the little burst of flame, would it clean your bearing at all?
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### Author:  [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/2 "2013-02-01T04:56:37Z")
It’d certainly be dangerous.
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/3 "2013-02-01T05:11:59Z")
Agreed. But wouldn’t it burn all of the old lube and debris out?
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### Author:  [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/4 "2013-02-01T05:15:53Z")
Ehhh… since combustion creates a chemical reaction, my intuition (without actual science or evidence) is that it would be MORE likely to leave some remnants behind in the form of carbon and other byproducts of the reaction.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/5 "2013-02-01T05:17:15Z")
That was quite popular in some circles a few years back. My impression is that what it mainly achieved was a lot of soot in the bearing. And it probably wrecked them as well. Think about it. The heat probably removes the temper from the steel, causing it to be softer. It also promotes rust, as rust is oxidation - a slow burning process.
I received a yoyo in trade once that had a burned bearing. I replaced it shortly as it was a pretty crummy bearing.
But don’t take my word for it - go ahead and try it.
Report back with the results.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/6 "2013-02-01T05:28:52Z")
I’ll try it on a bad bearing I had. I don’t be just setting it on fire. Like in the way you light axe (or another aerosol) it would be a quick burst and it wouldn’t burn, just a quick light.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/7 "2013-02-01T05:49:48Z")
Unless you blow the solvent out before hand, burning it off is going to be more than just quick flash. The bearing cage holds it in well.
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### Author:  [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/8 "2013-02-01T05:51:35Z")
I’ll have to experiment with it and ill see if I can find something that works
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### Author:  [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-curious/48916/9 "2013-02-01T07:08:36Z")
Haha I often do that to reduce the gasoline scent. (I cleaned my bearings in gasoline)