# Soy sauce, olive oil, oh my! Unique yoyo maintenance

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 11, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388 "2025-10-11T00:24:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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:** [October 15, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388/21 "2025-10-15T13:37:14Z")

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My bearings thank you.

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**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388/22 "2025-10-15T20:00:57Z")

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You guys aren’t servicing your bearings under a microscope with a .5mm scraper cleaning the races of crushed string bits, and then meticulously lubricating them with watch movement oils?

Savages

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**Author:** ![CannibalCricket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cannibalcricket/32/665098_2.png) [@CannibalCricket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CannibalCricket)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388/23 "2025-10-16T06:05:20Z")

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Anyone use graphite to lube thier bearings?

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**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388/24 "2025-10-16T11:01:45Z")

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I have some graphite suspension but it’s annoying to do compared to just running dry so I’ve honestly only used it once and it was fine but not revolutionary

Would consider using it if I revive a worn rust bearing but i have enough spare to not really worry about that

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