# Satining?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [December 2, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825 "2009-12-02T00:37:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yoyoingmonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoingmonkey/32/86_2.png) [@yoyoingmonkey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoingmonkey)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825/1 "2009-12-02T00:37:08Z")

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What does satining your yo-yo mean?

-yoyoingmonkey

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**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 2, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825/2 "2009-12-02T00:59:57Z")

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Sanding it down to make for better grinding or just to take anodize/ paint off.

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**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825/3 "2009-12-02T01:03:52Z")

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> [@CaliBuddha](#):
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> Sanding it down to make for better grinding or just to take anodize/ paint off.

Yeah that is pretty much it,  
also I redid the title :wink:

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**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 2, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/satining/8825/4 "2009-12-02T02:37:35Z")

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It creates little trenches where you sand- due to the roughness of the paper, will help your grinding by removing some of the friction. (Little trenches=less yoyo grinding on you=WIN!)