# Siliconed my Skyline **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 2, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981 "2010-05-02T18:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amdroid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amdroid/32/476_2.png) [@Amdroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Amdroid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/1 "2010-05-02T18:04:08Z")
I siliconed my Skyline yesterday.  I used this Silicone: [http://lh5.ggpht.com/\_SiwaJK6-WDE/S9zKFOLs5cI/AAAAAAAAAPo/aQ78yOzHsGA/s800/DSCN5342.JPG](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SiwaJK6-WDE/S9zKFOLs5cI/AAAAAAAAAPo/aQ78yOzHsGA/s800/DSCN5342.JPG) I don’t want to put all the pics in this thread, so here is a link to them: [http://picasaweb.google.com/andrewh.eagle/FirstSiliconeYYFSkyline?feat=directlink](http://picasaweb.google.com/andrewh.eagle/FirstSiliconeYYFSkyline?feat=directlink) I was VERY messy.  It was a huge pain to clean out all of the messy-ness.  Is it that messy for you? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/2 "2010-05-02T18:28:46Z")
Actually no it isn’t that messy. There is an applicator that should have come with your tube of silicone. You should cut the hole it it very small and only fill the recess. ---
**Author:** ![Amdroid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amdroid/32/476_2.png) [@Amdroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Amdroid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/3 "2010-05-02T18:38:08Z")
Yeah, i used the applicator thing. I was just hard to squeeze out, and then when I smoothed it out, It got everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![yoyofan11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofan11/32/426_2.png) [@yoyofan11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofan11)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/4 "2010-05-02T18:39:34Z")
How’d you get such a smooth finish? Mine always come out terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/5 "2010-05-02T20:03:55Z")
It just takes practice. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/2X/2/20002faf28adfd94ca98cf6ced46f14334b53684.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/removed.png) ---
**Author:** ![Amdroid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amdroid/32/476_2.png) [@Amdroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Amdroid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/6 "2010-05-02T22:22:19Z")
Mrcnja: was that right after you had put on the silicone, or after it had dried, and you clean it up? yoyofan11: To get a smooth finish like that; after you put on the silicone, you use a plastic card or some thing like that to smooth it out, and make it flush with the edges. ---
**Author:** ![yoyofan11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofan11/32/426_2.png) [@yoyofan11](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyofan11)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/7 "2010-05-02T23:14:23Z")
I’ve used a guitar pic and spoon, but both have the same crappy result. ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/8 "2010-05-03T00:04:24Z")
Amdroid, that picture was after everything was cleaned up, but I assure you that it was almost that clean before cleanup. I used a guitar pick for the silicone in that picture, yoyofan11. Another trick for everyone, after you smooth the silicone out with your tool of choice, use a paper towel to clean off as much excess as you can while it is still wet. Then use your finger nail, the end of a pencil, or any other non-abrasive tool to clean up the dried silicone before it cures. It will be much easier to do all of that than to try and clean it all up after the silicone has fully cured. ---
**Author:** ![gluxon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gluxon/32/392_2.png) [@gluxon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gluxon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/9 "2010-05-04T00:09:00Z")
Please tell me you cleaned that up 😕 Leaving silicon in the bearing seat is BAD. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Amdroid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/amdroid/32/476_2.png) [@Amdroid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Amdroid)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/10 "2010-05-04T01:13:21Z")
Yeah. If you look through ALL the pics, I put clean up pics at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Kristiawan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kristiawan/32/366_2.png) [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/11 "2010-05-04T04:55:23Z")
> [@Yummy](#): > > Another trick for everyone, after you smooth the silicone out with your tool of choice, use a paper towel to clean off as much excess as you can while it is still wet. Then use your finger nail, the end of a pencil, or any other non-abrasive tool to clean up the dried silicone before it cures. It will be much easier to do all of that than to try and clean it all up after the silicone has fully cured. i do clean up the excess after 20 minute or so, so the silicone is half cured and peel off easily. that is also easy for me. it’s OK IMO if the silicone get in the bearing seat, you can clean it by peeling it off half cured. mrcnja, is that a weerd? ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/12 "2010-05-04T13:06:55Z")
Yep, it is a [Werrd](http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Werrd) [TFL](http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Werrd_Two_Fat_Ladies_88). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_rocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/siliconed-my-skyline/13981/13 "2010-05-04T23:06:39Z")
Oh, i thought it was an Oxy TI, my bad.