# Polished rim Borealis

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808 "2026-07-10T15:17:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808/1 "2026-07-10T15:17:03Z")

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I dinged my Unknown Borealis pretty good a while ago and it was really visually distracting so just this morning I did a quick run on the drill. I was gonna go finer but I liked the look with like 400 grit so I stopped.

 ![IMG_9822](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/5/3/05339a7d21dff36bd93c15ca836740edbd83bf09.jpeg)

 ![IMG_9824](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/7/4/c74e04c25ef437d865ac960bb904a04f1fa9e0b1.jpeg)

 ![IMG_9823](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/b/5/3b598879c462dfe7741bf9b5f794318a67b162c7.jpeg)

 ![IMG_9825](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/9/6/b961e9e3fb8cd7ebd43b08c95130a68a3c9c08a3.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Bznalcapone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bznalcapone/32/691806_2.png) [@Bznalcapone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bznalcapone)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808/2 "2026-07-10T15:35:01Z")

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Looks way better polished

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**Author:** ![bigstupidbees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bigstupidbees/32/210638_2.png) [@bigstupidbees](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bigstupidbees)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808/3 "2026-07-10T15:42:13Z")

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I agree I’m really happy with how it came out! You can still see the dings because it deformed the metal a little but they blend right in instead of contrasting hard with the black yoyo.

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**Author:** ![Newtypeyoyodesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/newtypeyoyodesign/32/657090_2.png) [@Newtypeyoyodesign](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Newtypeyoyodesign)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polished-rim-borealis/448808/4 "2026-07-11T11:14:24Z")

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This reminds me of that polished 888 video

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/7/9/f79e70aea8697208f94e0853120f2075c662a4b0.jpeg "The Modfather Presents YoYoFactory 888 Rim Repair") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCPzagEINc)