# Protostar and Flowable silicone and other response?

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [August 27, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462 "2010-08-27T15:42:22Z")
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### Author: ![marlonmillamina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marlonmillamina/32/568_2.png) [@marlonmillamina](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marlonmillamina)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462/1 "2010-08-27T15:42:22Z")

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Is RTV silicone applicable to protostar???

Or the yoyojam silicone?.. is it okay if I put it in protostar?

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### Author: ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462/2 "2010-08-27T15:57:10Z")

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Yes.

Silicone o-rings? Not sure, but I would think so.

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### Author: ![pavig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@pavig](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pavig)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462/3 "2010-08-27T18:01:37Z")

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Be sure to ensure the surface is absolutely clean and grease/gum free when you apply silicon on a protostar. The ridge is very slick and silicon may not bind very well. I’ve had silicon tear out of a protostar… however, when it works it works well.

You can also install other branded pads, which may have slightly different response.

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### Author: ![j\_lowell9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/j_lowell9/32/358_2.png) [@j\_lowell9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/j_lowell9)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462/4 "2010-08-27T21:02:14Z")

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I would just get k pads 888 size work

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### Author: ![icedoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/icedoc/32/556_2.png) [@icedoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/icedoc)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-and-flowable-silicone-and-other-response/18462/5 "2010-08-30T23:35:51Z")

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I put in the “bright yellow ‘official’ Slim K-Pad response directly from Kentaro Kimura in Japan” when the stock response wore out after a few weeks, and they seem to be holding up much better, quite snappy binds but no snags using either Slick 6 or 100% poly string.

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