# Lubing my yoyo

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [February 26, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243 "2012-02-26T17:48:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![annublade09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@annublade09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annublade09)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243/1 "2012-02-26T17:48:42Z")

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A while ago, I got a yomega raider and some yomega brain lube. Recently, I have been using yoyojam yoyos a lot for 1a and they are starting to need lubed. Is it safe to put yomega brain lube on a yoyojam? (I would need to lube a dark magic 2 and journey if it makes a difference)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![dingo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243/2 "2012-02-26T17:50:51Z")

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Safe but the brain lube is VERY thick and your yoyo will be VERY responsive.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243/3 "2012-02-26T18:04:10Z")

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All yoyo lubes are safe for any yoyo bearing.

A Yomega Raider is a modified shape and is intended for looping tricks and will benefit from some thick lube.

1A yoyos are typically wing-shaped/butterfly shaped. They will also typically need thin lube.

As the Yomega Brain Lube is a thick lube, you’re not going to want to put it into a wing-shaped yoyo unless you want it to be responsive.

Since you’re talking specifically about 2 wing-shaped yoyos(DM2 and Journey), I recommend getting a bottle of YoYoJam thin lube. Other equally suitable options are YYF thin performance oil and One Drop VM4. My choices are the YYJ thin lube and One Drop VM4. I just haven’t tried the YYF lube yet, but I can’t see there being any problems with it.

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**Author:** ![bunsoy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bunsoy1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bunsoy1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243/4 "2012-02-26T21:20:56Z")

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It’s ok to use brain lube but it takes longer to breakin since it’s so thick.

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**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:** [February 28, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lubing-my-yoyo/35243/5 "2012-02-28T23:41:04Z")

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I use brain lube in all of my yoyos w/o problems. It’s not that thick, and applied sparingly works just fine.