# Polish **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 25, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163 "2010-12-25T14:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/1 "2010-12-25T14:15:27Z")
I was told I need to semi chrome polish my yoyo. Can this be done with a drill or do i need a lathe and experience? ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/2 "2010-12-25T15:09:00Z")
Get a buffing wheel for the drill and polishing compound. That’s it. I’m guessing your YOYO is already raw? ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/3 "2010-12-25T15:10:42Z")
> [@CaliBuddha](#): > > Get a buffing wheel for the drill and polishing compound. That’s it. I’m guessing your YOYO is already raw? Like i don’t have to spin the yoyo? Just buff it out? And no, it’s not raw. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/4 "2010-12-25T16:19:44Z")
I don’t use a buffing wheel. I use neverdull. No need to buy a buffing wheel and polish. Just the polish. It’s a bit cleaner too. With this you need to spin the yoyo though. Now the fact that it still has ano on it causes a problem. You need to chemically strip it first. OR sand it all off. If you sand it off you will need to spin it in order to keep things even as to not create vibe. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/5 "2010-12-25T16:29:24Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > I don’t use a buffing wheel. I use neverdull. No need to buy a buffing wheel and polish. Just the polish. It’s a bit cleaner too. With this you need to spin the yoyo though. > > Now the fact that it still has ano on it causes a problem. You need to chemically strip it first. OR sand it all off. If you sand it off you will need to spin it in order to keep things even as to not create vibe. \*Unfinished definition: These yoyos do not come with polished interiors or with special edition packaging. Use a little elbow grease to polish the inside up yourself if you like! Find some semi-chrome polish at your local hardware store, apply to a rag, and buff the inside. BOOM! DONE! YOU SAVED $65! This is what it says on the website but I feel it’s never that easy. ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/6 "2010-12-25T16:39:29Z")
Oh, the SaveDeth G&E4’s? I think they blasted the catch zone or something…is it blasted? ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/7 "2010-12-25T16:46:11Z")
> [@mista8eight8](#): > > Oh, the SaveDeth G&E4’s? > > I think they blasted the catch zone or something…is it blasted? Nope no finish, I got mine Christmas and it eats string and I talked to Seth andnhe said just get semi chrome polish and polish it! I’m like how? And was just confused ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/8 "2010-12-25T16:53:00Z")
take a leather belt and rub the catch zone for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/9 "2010-12-25T16:56:17Z")
> [@mista8eight8](#): > > take a leather belt and rub the catch zone for a bit. Id rather learn how to polish it so it feels better and doesn’t smell like alluminium ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/10 "2010-12-25T16:59:52Z")
the leather belt won’t make it raw, it’ll just even out the finish. Polishing is more for nickel plated/raw yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/11 "2010-12-27T22:10:58Z")
So if you really really wanted to do it… you’ll need a drill. Hook up your axle to the drill, or use a separate screw to avoid messing the axle up, spin the yoyo quickly, and then take some sandpaper, around 150 grit, and use it. Then use finer and finer sandpaper until it’s nice and bright. Then grease/polish I guess… not sure how that would work. ---
**Author:** ![brandoide1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/brandoide1/32/662_2.png) [@brandoide1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/brandoide1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/12 "2010-12-27T22:23:38Z")
Personally, I use “steel wool” to polish my yoyos. It works pretty well for me. It is very clean and inexpensive. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/13 "2010-12-27T22:54:54Z")
Nah I just got Mother’s Aluminum polish and used a terry cloth like it said. It worked. I was only polishing the engraved part thats why i didn’t need to strip the ano. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/14 "2010-12-28T01:12:55Z")
Well that would have been good to know at first. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/15 "2010-12-28T02:24:53Z")
> [@Icthus](#): > > Well that would have been good to know at first. Yeah it would have. I didn’t know either. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polish/22163/16 "2010-12-28T03:40:06Z")
Ah. Well it’s all good now.