I dye them, uprade to the slightly wider spacers and set them up with grey silicone for response. They don’t need alot of help play wise.
I was thinking of painting one. But I can’t think of a paint job. Lol
Just wanted to stop by and thank you for this amazing thread. I never would’ve guessed at the parachord, but it was so easy!
My glow-in-the-dark capped black Butterfly has become a reality!
I used some 3000 grit wet sand paper to remove the “95th Anniversary” logo. Heresy, I know 
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No problem dude!
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First thing I did with my glow fly was scrape off the “95th anniversary”, in between kickflips of course 
It’s funny, cuz I used to wish that butterflies had logos on both sides, then I got one with logos on both sides and it bugged me enough that I had it half way scraped off before I even realized I was doing it. lol.
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Something about the “95th Anniversary” just doesn’t match the Butterfly vibe to me. Thinking about buying two just to get the extra Butterfly logo cap to swap on.
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The 3000 grit automotive wet/dry sandpaper really worked a charm for me
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I’ve also been told a Magic Eraser will do the trick. Wonder if 3000grit is softer.
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I agree on this, i appreciate that they marked the 95th anniversary, but i like the butterfly logo much better.
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I gotta know.
After you dye a yo-yo, does that give it a good finish for grinding? And if not, would satining it mess with the color?
I’m just gonna slap this year’s FAF sticker on the anniversary side.
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It does change the surface texture a bit but not sure its much better for grinding. As far as trying to rub it with fine sandpaper or similar, it will take the dye off. Probably would be better to “satin” it first then dye, keeping in mind that it may change how the dye is absorbed/ stained on the plastic.
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question about your dye process, what is the reason for the acetone in the dye mixture? does it help score the plastic in a way that makes the dye absorb better?
Yes, acetone helps getting the dye to apply to polycarbonate type plastics. I don’t know what it is really doing chemically, its more of a monkey see monkey do situation for me (i watched some how to dye yoyos videos.) It doesn’t help when dying delrin, it doesn’t cut into that kind of plastic.
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I feel like I’ve asked this before, but for anyone who’s taken a butterfly apart to swap caps etc: Is there any amount of pressure or anything to get the response the same as it was before taking it apart? The three or so I’ve done all play noticeably slippier than before. Not unusable, but I prefer the feel of the ones that have never been apart.
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Yeah I had to put them on the table push them in the center to make sure it was fully together, once the caps are fully flush aligned it seemed to do better. You can kinda “tweak” them with some pressure to get them just right.
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i’ve noticed this only if i manage to damage the axle shoulder taking them apart. the bent metal can jut out a little and this can make the face of the axle that seats in the yoyo half stick out slightly instead of being flat against the yoyo half where it seats. i haven’t noticed it much because i also polish the axles approaching mirror smoothness which makes them slippy-er as well even if the axle seats perfect.
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Thanks. I put my full weight on it pretty carefully last night and it seemed better. Totally playable even before was just wondering if anyone noticed it and fixed it. I’d try putting it in a vise but even with some padding, I’m sure I’d crack something.
I grabbed a 1/4 inch wood dowel and have been using that to make axles. The nice thing is you can set the gap to whatever you like.
Plays like a dream.
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i made a couple with wood axles, it definitely gives you better response but my work was a bit sloppy on those early tests and i’ve broken/trashed them at this point. i need to try again and make some better ones.
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