# Silicone brake pads?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [January 24, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059 "2017-01-24T23:33:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@GT-Knots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GT-Knots)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/1 "2017-01-24T23:33:54Z")
Hello,
The brake pads on my YYF Replay Pro just peeled out and I was looking to buy some new ones. I noticed the price on them and they are quite pricey to replace every few weeks or so.
I’ve heard you can use Flowable Silicone for response pads? Is it possible to use silicone on the Replay Pro?
Any information would be helpful.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Gamergirlyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gamergirlyoyos)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/2 "2017-01-24T23:43:51Z")
Yes and you don’t have to replace ever few weeks I have a replay pro and have not replaced pads in 3 months
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### Author:  [@GT-Knots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GT-Knots)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/3 "2017-01-24T23:54:25Z")
> [@Gamergirlyoyos](#):
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> Yes and you don’t have to replace ever few weeks I have a replay pro and have not replaced pads in 3 months
Really…so maybe something else happened like lube got in there.
So will silicone work or is it worth the cost of replacing them?
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### Author:  [@Gamergirlyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gamergirlyoyos)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/4 "2017-01-25T00:04:36Z")
I would do silicone if your willing to work if not do pads because you can’t play with yoyo for at least two hours with silicone but with pads it might take days to break them in
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### Author:  [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/5 "2017-01-25T00:27:50Z")
a set of pads should last a long time. As long as both sides are clean before application, they should hold on. You should be able to use flowable silicone to make your own if you want.
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/6 "2017-01-25T00:28:11Z")
> [@Gamergirlyoyos](#):
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> I would do silicone if your willing to work if not do pads because you can’t play with yoyo for at least two hours with silicone but with pads it might take days to break them in
Um… may I ask what kind of silicone you are using? Whatever it is, it must dry really fast.
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### Author:  [@Gamergirlyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gamergirlyoyos)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/7 "2017-01-25T01:04:12Z")
Well I don’t know the name but my dad gets it from hardware store now others do take longer my monkey snot takes at least a day to be sure
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### Author:  [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/8 "2017-01-25T01:11:18Z")
> [@Gamergirlyoyos](#):
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> Well I don’t know the name but my dad gets it from hardware store now others do take longer my monkey snot takes at least a day to be sure
You should find out the name of it! 🙂 If it really can dry in a few hours, I want to try it!
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### Author:  [@Gamergirlyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gamergirlyoyos)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/9 "2017-01-25T01:13:18Z")
K I think it’s something for windows he gets a lot of different types for like 3 dollars not only they I do keep a fan on them it works great for yoyos
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### Author:  [@GT-Knots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GT-Knots)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/10 "2017-01-25T01:14:34Z")
> [@Cannon](#):
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> You should find out the name of it! 🙂 If it really can dry in a few hours, I want to try it!
I would like to know to.
Thanks for the info everyone.
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### Author:  [@Snarl3k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snarl3k)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/11 "2017-01-25T02:20:52Z")
> [@GT-Knots](#):
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> I would like to know to.
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> Thanks for the info everyone.
It’s casket Flowable silicone, i bought mine in auto zone, yye used to sell it or maybe they still do if you want to check. I recommend pads because it’s far more convenient and Flowable silicone I found myself using it only when I wanted to replace the response pads for all my yoyos. the silicone didn’t last very long for me when I stored it. Flowable silicone is about $7 and requires more work and in some cases it lasts as long or shorter than pads.
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### Author:  [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/12 "2017-01-26T20:05:47Z")
I only use flowble silicone. Use red gasket MAKER (not gasket sealing). It takes about 24 hours to dry. I’ve been doing it about about 6 months, and I’m still on my first tube. I can do it so there’s no mess and the pads work great.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/13 "2017-01-26T20:36:56Z")
> [@Snarl3k](#):
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> It’s casket Flowable silicone…
I believe it’s gasket, or is this a mortuary related product? :wink:
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### Author:  [@Snarl3k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snarl3k)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-brake-pads/83059/14 "2017-01-26T20:41:34Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> I believe it’s gasket, or is this a mortuary related product? :wink:
lol, just noticed it.