# Polishing a Mighty Flea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 4, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045 "2020-01-04T23:31:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/1 "2020-01-04T23:31:38Z")
Is it possible? If so how? ---
**Author:** ![hughesj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hughesj/32/624162_2.png) [@hughesj](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hughesj)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/2 "2020-01-05T01:22:24Z")
Definitely possible, but you’ll likely have to get some supplies that people don’t typically have laying around the house. You could just use a stainless steel polishing cloth (I recommend Cape Cod) and that’ll brighten up the shine quite a bit, you’ll still likely see some of the machined finish (just shinier). To go all out with it and get a mirror shine, you’ll need several grades of sandpaper, a machine to turn the cups (a lathe or even a drill if you’re careful), and some rouge (polishing compound). This route might end up affecting the play too. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/3 "2020-01-05T01:27:28Z")
Same concept as for aluminum but will likely take a little more work > [@How To Polish Aluminum](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-aluminum/47632): > > This is an old article that is out of print as far as I can tell. It’s from from the September 2003 issue of Model Airplane News. I’m attaching a pdf file of it because the links I find seem to disappear. I’m also including a link I recently found. Here’s another article as well: [http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792373](http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792373) (Note this is also an old article. The text is still there but the pics are gone.) [polish\_1.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/ySiYYWjisqJjHPazZklgkAKmv8t.pdf) (952 KB) [polish\_2.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/tYOmw4hrV4dNgvDWTI635RMbngY.pdf) (814 KB) Best bet is to download the PDF… ---
**Author:** ![England1414](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/57b2e6/32.png) [@England1414](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/England1414)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/4 "2020-01-05T03:37:07Z")
I’ve polished mine! Works well with a lathe and sandpaper from 1000 to 2500 grit as well as polishing compound. ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/5 "2020-01-05T04:05:36Z")
Do you have a picture? ---
**Author:** ![beherenow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/beherenow/32/125309_2.png) [@beherenow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/beherenow)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/6 "2020-01-05T20:11:55Z")
Some of the dremel tool clone (not a real dremel brand) sets have polishing compound in them for cheap (\>$10). Don’t use a grade lower than a polishing grit at 1st as you can remove enough metal to alter play. Plus the flea won’t need a high grit polish 1st, it’s machined fine enough as is. ---
**Author:** ![England1414](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/57b2e6/32.png) [@England1414](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/England1414)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/polishing-a-mighty-flea/313045/7 "2020-01-10T02:42:21Z")
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