# Side cap stuck **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 21, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335 "2013-12-21T06:40:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marcuspeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/1 "2013-12-21T06:40:38Z")
Hi. Anyone has any idea in removing the side cap of dark magic 2?? I accidentally put one of the cover inside out and suction cup cannot remove it. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/2 "2013-12-21T06:41:55Z")
Sounds like your only option is to try to pry it out with a knife point. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/3 "2013-12-21T07:13:40Z")
Duct tape(the plastic backed fake stuff, not the metal backed real stuff). Stuck on, rub down for a few seconds to get good adhesion, wait a minute(more OK, but not needed) and YANK!! It also helps if you make yourself a pull handle by pinching it in the middle. Warning: This method may yank off some of the decoration. Note: Smooth side out!! ---
**Author:** ![marcuspeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/4 "2013-12-21T12:58:39Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > Duct tape(the plastic backed fake stuff, not the metal backed real stuff). Stuck on, rub down for a few seconds to get good adhesion, wait a minute(more OK, but not needed) and YANK!! > > It also helps if you make yourself a pull handle by pinching it in the middle. > > Warning: This method may yank off some of the decoration. > > Note: Smooth side out!! Does not work. Still stuck there ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/5 "2013-12-21T14:04:13Z")
Use hot glue and pliers. Worked for me when I had the same problem. ---
**Author:** ![marcuspeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/6 "2013-12-22T01:11:49Z")
> [@WildCat23](#): > > Use hot glue and pliers. Worked for me when I had the same problem. How? Use hot glue and glue the pliers there before pulling it out? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/7 "2013-12-22T01:31:35Z")
> [@marcuspeh](#): > > How? Use hot glue and glue the pliers there before pulling it out? Not quite. Make a blob of the hot glue on the cap, large enough to be grasped securely with the pliers. Grap with pliers and pull. You can usually re-heat the glue a bit to remove the blob afterwards. I haven’t done this myself. ---
**Author:** ![marcuspeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/8 "2013-12-23T04:04:53Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > Not quite. > > Make a blob of the hot glue on the cap, large enough to be grasped securely with the pliers. Grap with pliers and pull. You can usually re-heat the glue a bit to remove the blob afterwards. > > I haven’t done this myself. Could not work cause I don’t have hot glue ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/9 "2013-12-23T05:22:14Z")
> [@marcuspeh](#): > > Could not work cause I don’t have hot glue Then you have two choices: Punch/drill/cut a hole in it, stuff something in there to yank it off. Probably not an ideal solution. OR: Live with it. You can send a self-address stamped envelop to YYJ to require a replacement, but that might take a while considering postal times both ways. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/10 "2013-12-23T06:01:35Z")
I took a tack to the edge of the cap and pried it out from the side. It will mash your cap and maybe stratch the aluminum. ---
**Author:** ![marcuspeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/11 "2013-12-27T07:21:35Z")
> [@marcuspeh](#): > > Could not work cause I don’t have hot glue can I use silcon instead. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/side-cap-stuck/62335/12 "2013-12-27T16:45:32Z")
Probably not. Hot glue sticks better. Just take a knife and carefully work around the edge prying it up. Should work ok. The other option is to wet the suction cup. Makes it stick better - just lick it.