# Setting a lighter flame to a yoyo?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 27, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296 "2015-04-27T19:16:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jjs77as6533](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jjs77as6533](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jjs77as6533)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296/1 "2015-04-27T19:16:09Z")

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Would this have any visual effect on a yoyo? I’m curious as to see if it could make a design

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**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:** [April 27, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296/2 "2015-04-27T19:43:38Z")

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Yeah, I guess you could call burnt plastic or sooted up metal a visual effect.

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**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296/3 "2015-05-06T08:57:01Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> Yeah, I guess you could call burnt plastic or sooted up metal a visual effect.

You definitely can

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**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/setting-a-lighter-flame-to-a-yoyo/74296/4 "2015-05-06T13:53:20Z")

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> [@Q](#):
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> You definitely can

Yea I could see that. It would rub off over time though