Maybe Samad Was Right...

[wcrase (Waylon (Rain City Skills))]

HEET contains a significant amount of alcohol (among a myriad of other undisclosed chemicals, i’ll wager) in order to keep any water in your gas tank or fuel lines from freezing. probably not a good idea.

[snoopyt7]

@DocRobot

@wcrase

wd-40 does not contain water–it’s designed to displace water as well as lubricate. i still wouldn’t put it on my yoyo. it contains tons of chemicals which may or may not hurt your rubber and plastics bits.

Ahh, good old Water Displacement Formula #40. I wouldn’t put it anywhere near a yo-yo, either. It’s good for Atlas nuclear missile systems, bike chains, and squeaky door hinges. Not so much for yo-yos.

I can’t understand why people still insist on putting this stuff, with it’s long list of plastic-eating hydrocarbons, on their precious throws. Not to mention the fact that it’s way too thick to be of use as a solvent or lubricant in the first place.

Just don’t do it.

the stuff you spray on coals (i think what you mean is charcoals like in a grill) is charcoal fluid. i’m guessing that stuff is pretty impure.

You’d be correct. Not really something you’d want to use for bearing cleaning.

regular old naptha lighter fluid and mineral spirits can both be bought at any department, drug, or grocery store. they are cheap and do the trick, not to mention tried and true and the number 1 recommended method for bearing cleaning by yoyo experts around the world. why bother with anything else?

Because people get bored with the tried and true? Perhaps it’s a need for adventure? Punishment for a naughty yo-yo? Who knows?

WD-40 is not good for bike chains, btw. You have to buy special lubricant for chains.
Off topic, sorry.

[Pheenix (JonasK)]

WD-40 is good for rusty bike chains. It removes rust. But you should oil/lube your bike chain with oil/lube made for bike chains.

Addment: You can’t get more off-topic than this. Unless you say: I like turtles.

[EvanB]

@Pheenix

WD-40 is good for rusty bike chains. It removes rust. But you should oil/lube your bike chain with oil/lube made for bike chains.

Addment: You can’t get more off-topic than this. Unless you say: I like turtles.

I use WD-40 on my hamster wheels to make them Non-Skweaky!(Spelling?)

I also like turtles.

[Paolo]

 I really dont see why we have to try all these other things for cleaning bearings,if you can get all these other chemichals,I bet you can easily get mineral spirits or lighter fluid,just as docrobot said...

@DocRobot

Ok, why is using just mineral spirits or lighter fluid an issue?

Just stick to these two and you’ll be fine. Not sure why we have to constantly try new and potentially damaging things.

[Apetrunk]

@Evan

I use WD-40 on my hamster wheels to make them Non-Skweaky!(Spelling?)

I also like turtles.

I believe it’s “squeaky”
Snakes are better than turtles but they’re a close second. (wow ha)

@gm user

 I really dont see why we have to try all these other things for cleaning bearings,if you can get all these other chemichals,I bet you can easily get mineral spirits or lighter fluid,just as docrobot said...

Agreed.

[EvanB]

Batryn, Lock it please? This is getting off-topic.

[Paolo]

@Evan

Batryn, Lock it please? This is getting off-topic.

Yes,please lock it…

[Samad]

Wouldn’t it be easier to just get back on topic, or just not post in it? A large action isn’t required…

[Batryn]

My bearing rusted though… ;D

[Spencer]

Man… are you guys trying to make a post on how to kill a bearing the hard way? Jeez. Lemon juice, hydrogen, whats next, battery acid?

[Batryn]

It rusted and I’m trying to fix it, smart one.

[Spencer]

Good luck. My YYJ bearing rusted and I could do nothing about it. I ran it under water and it worked even better.

[Pheenix (JonasK)]

@Spencer

Good luck. My YYJ bearing rusted and I could do nothing about it. I ran it under water and it worked even better.

It will probably make it better then worse. Water is actually what causes rusting.

[Batryn]

WD-40???

[Paolo]

@Batryn

WD-40???

I have said it once and I will again, please just use mineral spirits or lighter fluid.
WD-40 isn’t the best thing for you yoyo,have you seen this video? YoYoExpert.com - Maintenance - Yo-Yo Lube
He says it’s not the best thing.

[Apetrunk]

@gm user

@Batryn

WD-40???

I have said it once and I will again, please just use mineral spirits or lighter fluid.
WD-40 isn’t the best thing for you yoyo,have you seen this video? YoYoExpert.com - Maintenance - Yo-Yo Lube
He says it’s not the best thing.

And I’m pretty sure Andre knows what he’s talking about. If you disagree with that, then let him know.
Rust on the outside of the bearing doesn’t really matter. The string isnt sliding across that anyways so it doesn’t matter. If it’s on the inside, you probably won’t be able to get it out and will need to just get a new bearing.

[Paolo]

@Apetrunk (crakhed_bob)

@gm user

@Batryn

WD-40???

I have said it once and I will again, please just use mineral spirits or lighter fluid.
WD-40 isn’t the best thing for you yoyo,have you seen this video? YoYoExpert.com - Maintenance - Yo-Yo Lube
He says it’s not the best thing.

And I’m pretty sure Andre knows what he’s talking about. If you disagree with that, then let him know.
Rust on the outside of the bearing doesn’t really matter. The string isnt sliding across that anyways so it doesn’t matter. If it’s on the inside, you probably won’t be able to get it out and will need to just get a new bearing.

How would you get it out from the outside?

[Syder]

Well, this may seem odd, but… If you have brake cleaner lying around you can use that as long as you dry the bearing off well after because it WILL CORRODE THE PLASTIC

[Apetrunk]

Does brake cleaner really remove rust? Cool then and (Somebody correct me if I’m wrong here) it should technically turn your bearing a little bit into a kk because rust is metal that has had oxygen added to it so removing that rust would remove some of the metal.