# Please help FAST!!!Yo-Yo got overlubed **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 12, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324 "2015-08-12T17:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/1 "2015-08-12T17:03:13Z")
Hello.So i just got a new unresponsive yo-yo.So i lubed the bearing (YYF Thin lube).I wasn’t sure how much lube there was so i kept puting more.Now there was too much lube.When i spinned the bearing with my finger it was spinning for a second.Before that it was spinning much longer so i knew it would affect spin time.I keep trying to get the lube off but this isn’t helping.What should i do? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/2 "2015-08-12T17:07:27Z")
Clean the bearing and start over. I prefer a small jar with denatured alcohol, shake it for a few minutes, remove and dry the bearing (compressed air works best/fastest). Then add a tiny drop of lube (think smaller than the head of a pin). ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/3 "2015-08-12T17:09:33Z")
I don’t have any of these items.Could i dry it with a dryer?Also sometimes it comes back to my hand. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/4 "2015-08-12T17:12:47Z")
Just play it like that for a couple weeks if it doesn’t bother you. Or just clean it like Chimera said. I play responsive a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/5 "2015-08-12T17:16:30Z")
> [@MegaDud](#): > > I don’t have any of these items.Could i dry it with a dryer?Also sometimes it comes back to my hand. Drying it won’t remove the lube you’ve put in there. As Someone said, you could just play it like that for a few weeks and the lube will eventually break down and become less responsive again. ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/6 "2015-08-12T17:18:07Z")
are there any other ways of getting rid of the lube? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/7 "2015-08-12T17:20:10Z")
Cleaning is the only way to “get rid” of lube. ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/8 "2015-08-12T17:21:10Z")
Yes i know but can you clean it in any other way? ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/9 "2015-08-12T17:34:42Z")
Sorry for double post but i just got denaturated alcohol (At least i think, it’s a bottle with purple liquid).But could you provide more steps on how to clear it with that?Because it’s my first time. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/10 "2015-08-12T17:50:01Z")
> [@MegaDud](#): > > Sorry for double post but i just got denaturated alcohol (At least i think, it’s a bottle with purple liquid).But could you provide more steps on how to clear it with that?Because it’s my first time. put some in a small jar/container, something with a lid you can shake and that you won’t need to use again for something else later. Put in a small amount of the liquid, enough to cover the bearing. drop the bearing in, shake for a while. Take the bearing out and stick it over the pointy end of a pencil. Spin it by hand or blow with compressed air if you have it. Repeat if the bearing is still responsive. ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/11 "2015-08-12T18:05:26Z")
Doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/12 "2015-08-12T18:08:26Z")
Paint thinner works well for bearing cleaning also. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/13 "2015-08-12T18:15:45Z")
> [@MegaDud](#): > > Doesn’t work. How do you mean it doesn’t work? ---
**Author:** ![MegaDud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/14 "2015-08-12T19:55:36Z")
Nvm everything is working. ---
**Author:** ![Junior626](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Junior626](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Junior626)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/15 "2015-08-12T20:58:58Z")
Keep doing Gyroscopic flop the lube will thin out ---
**Author:** ![AThrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@AThrower](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AThrower)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/16 "2015-08-12T21:31:10Z")
Just play with it awhile, it will get unlubed. Also buy YYJ thin lube, it will make your yoyo as unresponsive as possible, even if you’ve over lubed the bearing with another lube. ---
**Author:** ![arman\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@arman\_A](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arman_A)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/17 "2015-08-13T01:24:31Z")
Take a multi tool and attache the bearing spin it. Check every few minutes to se if it it is unresponsive ---
**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:** [August 13, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324/18 "2015-08-13T02:00:02Z")
> [@arman\_A](#): > > Take a multi tool and attache the bearing spin it. Check every few minutes to se if it it is unresponsive Bad advice. It can cause premature bearing failure. Clean it in a solvent such as lighter fluid, acetone, alcohol or mineral spirits as noted by others.