# Olive oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 20, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327 "2013-06-20T01:48:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/1 "2013-06-20T01:48:20Z")
I’m kind of new on this forum and I don’t know if everybody does that but I use olive oil to lube my yoyo and it works. So if there is anybody who had a bad experience using olive oil it would be appreciate to tell me so I could stop using it. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Dragonegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@Dragonegs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dragonegs)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/2 "2013-06-20T01:54:16Z")
That sure is funny. Im leaning back not to try because I only have like 2 bearings. So ya. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 20, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/3 "2013-06-20T02:51:38Z")
Olive oil, like most cooking oil will tend to turn rancid. best to use a synthetic or petroleum based oil. ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/4 "2013-06-20T11:22:06Z")
Is it gonna affect my yoyo play? And what kind of synthetic oil do we use? ---
**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:** [June 20, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/5 "2013-06-20T13:28:05Z")
Choices run from trumpet oil, fishing rod oil, gun oil. One particular brand is Synco Superlube. > **[Super Lube 51030 Synthetic Oil with PTFE, High Viscosity, 1 quart Bottle,...](https://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-Multi-Purpose-Synthetic-Industrial/dp/B0D7NXZPPJ)** > > Super Lube® Multi-Purpose Synthetic Oil is a premium synthetic oil with suspended Syncolon® particles that is used as a general-purpose lubricant for industrial machinery and equipment. Provides protection against friction, wear, rust and corrosion.... ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/6 "2013-06-20T16:15:13Z")
Thank you!!😀 ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/7 "2013-06-21T02:02:04Z")
Or you could just get a bottle of thin lube 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/8 "2013-06-23T13:07:54Z")
What is the normal interval I should be lubing my yoyo? With synthetic oil 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MattE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/matte/32/90162_2.png) [@MattE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattE)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/9 "2013-06-23T13:13:10Z")
Lubing is not always needed. I in fact never lube my bearings, but you should do it after you clean it out and let it dry. The only time you need to clean it is when it stops spinning well, so lubing is not something one should do, unless the bearing doesn’t work right. ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/10 "2013-06-23T13:17:19Z")
But I use a responsive yoyo (yomega fireball ). ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/11 "2013-06-24T05:32:00Z")
> [@Poupou](#): > > What is the normal interval I should be lubing my yoyo? > > With synthetic oil 🙂 If needed, maybe a half a drop every 2-3 months, assuming a shielded bearing. A tiny little bit goes a LONG ways. ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/12 "2013-06-24T06:29:25Z")
For transaxle like fireball 3 in 1 lube will do, or baby oil. Don’t use cooking/vegetable oil it may melt the plastic (it happened on me before on another yoyo), they are supposed to be heated not to prevent heat in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![WretchedRapture](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wretchedrapture/32/1124_2.png) [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/13 "2013-06-25T03:26:28Z")
3 in 1 would work well for responsive play. Another another great alternative for unresponsive play, which I’m surprised no one has mentioned yet (unless, I just missed it), is sewing machine oil. It’s basically the same as YYF thin lube, and you can get a much bigger bottle for around the same price. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 25, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/14 "2013-06-25T14:29:24Z")
> [@Poupou](#): > > What is the normal interval I should be lubing my yoyo? > [@Poupou](#): > > But I use a responsive yoyo (yomega fireball ). This is a matter of choice. If you play responsive, lube when the response starts to go down ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/15 "2013-06-25T20:01:44Z")
Is it possible I have to lube it every hour (for responsive play)? ---
**Author:** ![bry314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@bry314](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bry314)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/16 "2013-06-26T19:44:02Z")
> [@Poupou](#): > > Is it possible I have to lube it every hour (for responsive play)? For most people, that seems a little extreme. What kind of oil did you end up using? If you’re lubricating with thin lube, it might be possible that it stops playing as responsively as you would like it to as soon as that extra lube works it’s way out of your bearing during play, since putting too much thin lube will make any bearing play responsively for a while. With a sufficiently thick lube your bearing should stay responsive for weeks, if not months. If you’re using a lube that isn’t yoyo-specific, it can be hard to tell how thick it is compared to a product that was designed for yoyos. A thick lube should have noticeable thickness to it, not quite as thick as corn syrup or warm honey and flow relatively slowly, while a thin lube about the same consistency as water, but with incredible wicking ability (the neck of my bottle of thin lube always seems to have lube on it, even though i’m very careful to keep it all in the bottle). So, if you put a big dab of lube on a table and stick a paper clip in it, it a nice little glob stick to it, you’ve got yourself a thicker lube. If only a tiny little bead sticks to it, it’s a thinner lube. That being said, you’ve got to use a thick lube for your unresponsive yoyo to stay reliably unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![Poupou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@Poupou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Poupou)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/17 "2013-06-26T21:24:39Z")
I used bicycle oil and used chainsaw oil without success. ---
**Author:** ![Tuxedodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Tuxedodave](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tuxedodave)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/18 "2013-06-27T07:53:27Z")
Is this extra virgin olive oil? I think it would be bit more costly to use any type of cooking oil, especially olive oil. Try and grab some yyj thick lube for responsive play or use sewing machine oil. You can probably use the oil that comes with hair clippers also. ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/19 "2013-06-27T08:07:42Z")
3 in 1 oil is what I use exclusively for looping yoyos. It’s about $1 at walmart, and 1 bottle with last you pretty much forever. You’ll never have to lube a fireball every hour to make it responsive, as even with a clean bearing, the small gap and starburst response will still make it moderately responsive. ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327/20 "2013-06-30T14:27:13Z")
Honestly fireball’s transaxle went unresponsive too easily, use vaseline grease or wax on them, it’ll last for a while. I’d recommend getting a raider (basically bearing version of fireball), they are more consistent, or get raider axle+spacers+bearing into your fireball. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/olive-oil/55327.md?page=2)