spiral satin and painting question

hey i was looking around and found this sick yoyo
http://www.theyo.com/yoyo/showthread.php?p=632218 <- here
so i heard that this was spiral satined and i wanted to try on my beaten to hell lyn fuy that i rly dont like…
so i just wanted to know how to do satin this??
do you just satin down the rim so it can be like the same level???
also is only way of painting yoyo is by  spray painting?? cuz i heard that it is really expensive to buy lol…
plz help me out! :slight_smile:

First off, paint will not stick well to a Lyn. The Lyn Fury is celcon a slippery chemical resistant plastic. It grinds great because of the slippery nature of celcon but a side effect is paint will chip and flake off. You can satin it however.

[quote=elephark]No drill needed. Hold a yoyo half in one hand and sandpaper in the other hand. Then sand it like this.

http://yo-yo.org/elephark/modpix/satinangle.gif

You get this.

http://yo-yo.org/elephark/modpix/gadgtankprofile.jpg

http://yo-yo.org/elephark/modpix/gadgtankspin.jpg
[/quote]