So I’ve had my yoyofactory rainbow horizon for about 3 months now. When I first unscrewed the Yoyo I noticed some blue paint or something in the bearing seat. I assumed this would erode over time but after a while of use I noticed that the bearing was stuck in the bearing seat, it took aaaaageeesss to finally remove it and ended up damaging the bearing.
I’ve now bought a new bearing and upon putting it together I notice that when the Yoyo becomes snug that the bearing doesn’t touch the bearing seat (because of the paint in the seat) I imagine I can force it but i’d rather try and remove the paint.
Does anybody know of any method or chemical I can use to remove the paint without damaging the seat or the Yoyo.
Most likely not paint, but can’t really say what the issue is without looking at it. When a bearing fits that tight I just take some fine sandpaper and gently/evenly sand around the bearing post.
Yeah, that’s just masking residue from the anodizing process. It’s like a rubbery material, you should be able to pick it off with a toothpick or pin or something.
A) Nice pun lol
B) These things aint cheap! Flowable is much more affordable. At least 4 silicones per tube means you are at least breaking even compared to pads.
I definitely should have tried in hindsight. I did try a little at first with the smaller part of the multi tool. But to be honest I was quite hesitant, it didn’t feel like it was coming off, and I was wary about scratching the bearing seat. This is my first Yoyo above £20 so thought I may as well check on here first
And it was a lot easier than I care to admit 
thank you so much for the help!
