# Polishing a metal yoyo **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [February 17, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612 "2013-02-17T01:28:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/21 "2013-02-17T04:12:21Z")
yes i think 60 is too coarse too. After using it, I decided that my 150 was better suited for the job. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/22 "2013-02-19T03:13:35Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > If I told you I’d have to kill ya… > > In from the government. It’s ok to tell me. oven cleaner takes ano off ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/23 "2013-02-19T03:16:26Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > I think 60 grit is too coarse to start. I’d start w/100 grit, then work up in steps as xmotoby says. Finish off with a polishing compound. this guy knows his stuff. I start with a 400 grit granted it takes like 5 min to get paint/ano off with it. I think it’s a lot eaysier in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquirrel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrsquirrel/32/1008_2.png) [@MrSquirrel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrSquirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/24 "2013-02-24T20:48:37Z")
> [@dingo54](#): > > > [@Bcmaddog](#): > > > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > > > Yes, if it’s painted or ano’d it needs to be stripped. You can only polish raw metal. No tutorial required. > > > > Ho do you Strip the ano or paint? > > Just put the axle in a drill and spin it then put sandpaper on it while its spinning and sand the anno. Or else cover it in oven cleaner and wait 10 mins then wipe it and anno will be gone, but it will turn white and may be darker where splash used to be I have a yoyo that I’ve been wanting to polish, my YYF POPStar. I just tried oven cleaner. I filled the cup on one half with oven cleaner and waited 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, it turned the purple ano dark pink. I filled the same yoyo half with oven cleaner again, and I’m going to check it again in 2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/25 "2013-02-24T21:06:41Z")
> [@MrSquirrel](#): > > > [@dingo54](#): > > > > > [@Bcmaddog](#): > > > > > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > > > > > Yes, if it’s painted or ano’d it needs to be stripped. You can only polish raw metal. No tutorial required. > > > > > > Ho do you Strip the ano or paint? > > > > Just put the axle in a drill and spin it then put sandpaper on it while its spinning and sand the anno. Or else cover it in oven cleaner and wait 10 mins then wipe it and anno will be gone, but it will turn white and may be darker where splash used to be > > I have a yoyo that I’ve been wanting to polish, my YYF POPStar. I just tried oven cleaner. I filled the cup on one half with oven cleaner and waited 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, it turned the purple ano dark pink. I filled the same yoyo half with oven cleaner again, and I’m going to check it again in 2 hours. NO!!! You are only supposed to leave the oven cleaner on for 5 mins at most at a time! If it turned dark, then you left it covered with the oven cleaner too long. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/26 "2013-02-24T21:13:40Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > > [@MrSquirrel](#): > > > > > [@dingo54](#): > > > > > > > [@Bcmaddog](#): > > > > > > > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > > > > > > > Yes, if it’s painted or ano’d it needs to be stripped. You can only polish raw metal. No tutorial required. > > > > > > > > Ho do you Strip the ano or paint? > > > > > > Just put the axle in a drill and spin it then put sandpaper on it while its spinning and sand the anno. Or else cover it in oven cleaner and wait 10 mins then wipe it and anno will be gone, but it will turn white and may be darker where splash used to be > > > > I have a yoyo that I’ve been wanting to polish, my YYF POPStar. I just tried oven cleaner. I filled the cup on one half with oven cleaner and waited 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, it turned the purple ano dark pink. I filled the same yoyo half with oven cleaner again, and I’m going to check it again in 2 hours. > > NO!!! You are only supposed to leave the oven cleaner on for 5 mins at most at a time! If it turned dark, then you left it covered with the oven cleaner too long. Don’t worry :). I wasn’t taking that method anyways. I am going to use sandpaper. Will 110 be good to start with? ---
**Author:** ![MrSquirrel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mrsquirrel/32/1008_2.png) [@MrSquirrel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrSquirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612/27 "2013-02-24T22:25:42Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > > [@MrSquirrel](#): > > > > > [@dingo54](#): > > > > > > > [@Bcmaddog](#): > > > > > > > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > > > > > > > Yes, if it’s painted or ano’d it needs to be stripped. You can only polish raw metal. No tutorial required. > > > > > > > > Ho do you Strip the ano or paint? > > > > > > Just put the axle in a drill and spin it then put sandpaper on it while its spinning and sand the anno. Or else cover it in oven cleaner and wait 10 mins then wipe it and anno will be gone, but it will turn white and may be darker where splash used to be > > > > I have a yoyo that I’ve been wanting to polish, my YYF POPStar. I just tried oven cleaner. I filled the cup on one half with oven cleaner and waited 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, it turned the purple ano dark pink. I filled the same yoyo half with oven cleaner again, and I’m going to check it again in 2 hours. > > NO!!! You are only supposed to leave the oven cleaner on for 5 mins at most at a time! If it turned dark, then you left it covered with the oven cleaner too long. It became lighter. It was dark purple, it turned dark pink. Last time I checked, pink is lighter than purple :wink: [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-metal-yoyo/49612.md?page=1)