# Lubes

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubes/2381>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubes/2381 "2009-05-15T16:57:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ccn411](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ccn411/32/192885_2.png) [@ccn411](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ccn411)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubes/2381/1 "2009-05-15T16:57:20Z")

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I would like to ask you guys one question:

How do companies make specific lubes? The box on YYJ yo-yos say Use YYJ Lube only. I ordered some thin and it said this does not contain petroleum.

It’s hard to word it.

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**Author:** ![rsmod123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rsmod123/32/46_2.png) [@rsmod123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rsmod123)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubes/2381/2 "2009-05-16T00:12:05Z")

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Well specific lubes do not contain certain stuff like water and stuff that they know will ruin your bearing. Thin lube is horribly thin compared to any alternative, and thick lube is just horribly thick and sticky.  
We don’t know whats in them though. But im sure that someone _Cough_DrYoYo_Cough_ Sorry, soar throat. I’m sure that someone will be able to figure out whats in that stuff with some sciency stuff :🙂

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubes/2381/3 "2009-05-16T00:41:43Z")

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there are only 3 main lubes,yomega,duncan,and the most popular,YYJ.so not all companies make specific lubes,but none of them will contain anyting that will ruin your bearing. :wink: