In the past I’ve fixed a couple throws with flowable silicone.
The problems I’ve had have been too snaggy / ghost binds etc, and low spin time.
I recently was going to get rid of a stainless throw because I was unhappy with the spin time on it. It didnt make sense to me based on the rim size and width. I decided to look closer and from what I saw the pad thickness was slightly more than the recess - in other words I figured the pads would rub on the string not the wall of the yoyo. Being an h/ or wide organic shape I figured it would probably be effecting the spin time so I ripped them out. My flowable silicone Ive used before had gotten stale so I dug through some stuff to find some pads that people sent along with some yoyo’s. Armed with my calipers I checked the thickness of the few different colored ones I found as well as the ones I removed. I found the thinnest set and was sure to remove all the old adhesive, then stuck them in.
I was soo pleased to see the improvement in spin time, and closer look I could see the small bit of wall slightly proud of the pad and not the other way around like before.
I had similar results with the silicone in other yoyo’s if applied correctly.
Hopefully this might help someone salvage a throw they wanted to like but didn’t get along with it too well.
Imo CLYW nerf their throws by releasing most of them with snow tires. If you look specifically at the Bonfire, Minitee, Glacier Express and Leaf the pads all stick out just a bit. Swapping in slightly thinner summer tires made an unbelievable difference in the Minitee as well as the Glacier Express, and really turned the heat up on my Bonfire. Have not a pair in my Leaf yet, I kinda just wanna leaf it stock for a while and see how the pads really break in. Just been running thinner string. Perhaps I will try flowing again sometime.
When I siliconed my Dif-e-Yo, I did a crap job and it was real snaggy. It’s in my post history… somewhere. @Splizacular is the silly-cone wizard in these parts from what I’ve seen
Silicone takes some finess for sure. it’s hard to keep it only where it should be. In the end after it floats and before it sets you can remove some to get the level you want to achieve. As well be sure to wipe the edges if possible. Sometimes you can pull it off or use a razor to remove any that gets on the walls.
Best results for me have been below the walls for sure, Flowable seems to concave nicely over time when I look at them later on.
[quote=“Suggestion/Request: One Drop, can you please consider adding a third size of response pads to your lineup (‘standard’ thickness = ~1.1mm)?, post:1, topic:334489”]
