# Stripping a Show Girl (Stripping and Polishing a Yoyo) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 19, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-show-girl-stripping-and-polishing-a-yoyo/297680 "2019-01-19T05:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 41
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-show-girl-stripping-and-polishing-a-yoyo/297680/41 "2019-09-29T03:14:23Z")
Just my opinion, but if all you want to do is polish a yoyo, you don’t need to strip it. You only need to strip if you want to re-anodize it. Sanding off the surface removes the anodization. Here’s a couple of " how to polish" topics… > [@How To Polish Aluminum](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-aluminum/47632): > > This is an old article that is out of print as far as I can tell. It’s from from the September 2003 issue of Model Airplane News. I’m attaching a pdf file of it because the links I find seem to disappear. I’m also including a link I recently found. Here’s another article as well: [http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792373](http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1792373) (Note this is also an old article. The text is still there but the pics are gone.) [polish\_1.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/ySiYYWjisqJjHPazZklgkAKmv8t.pdf) (952 KB) [polish\_2.pdf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/uploads/short-url/tYOmw4hrV4dNgvDWTI635RMbngY.pdf) (814 KB) Best bet is to download the PDF… > [@How To Strip and Polish a Metal YoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-strip-and-polish-a-metal-yoyo/51228): > > Alright, so I am very bored and thought I would post this guide, for anyone hoping to strip the annodize of of there yoyos, or just fix beat up ones. What you need: Electric Drill(Try to get the fastest spinning one you can) 80-100 Grit Sandpaper 120-150 Grit sandpaper Wet sandpaper will help, it is not normal SP, so check your package 200-250 grit sandpaper 0000 Super Fine Steel Wool 3M Scratch Remover [http://www.amazon.com/3M-39044-Scratch-Remover-oz/dp/B002RNFP3A](http://www.amazon.com/3M-39044-Scratch-Remover-oz/dp/B002RNFP3A) Mothers Mag & Aluminu… Neither requires any chemicals. Just roll up yer sleeves and have at it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-show-girl-stripping-and-polishing-a-yoyo/297680)._