# Thin Lube Alternative Must-not-have things
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [October 10, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304 "2009-10-10T07:59:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@\_zachary\_63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_zachary_63)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/1 "2009-10-10T07:59:20Z")
What must not be found in an alternative thin lube? I know you cant have water. What else
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### Author:  [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/2 "2009-10-10T08:11:19Z")
You’d want to stay away from water and petroleum. Music stores have some valve oil which is just as good as thin lube.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/3 "2009-10-10T13:27:17Z")
I use a petroleum lube in all of my yoyo’s. Thin too. I really should sell my lube! lol
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### Author:  [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/4 "2009-10-10T14:05:35Z")
> [@icthus](#):
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> I use a petroleum lube in all of my yoyo’s. Thin too. I really should sell my lube! lol
SHAREZ TEH SICRIT!!!
I picked up somewhere that you shouldn’t use petroleum based lube, guess that was faulty information. The YYJ lube is petroleum free and I believe the same goes for valve oil.
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### Author:  [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/5 "2009-10-10T14:15:29Z")
The no petroleum thing is likely more because it is toxic stuff… 3in1 oil is petroleum based and works fine.
I could potentially see an issue if it were to react with certain types of plastic, but I’ve never seen this happen in yo-yos.
The yoyojam oil is completely non-toxic… I believe it’s derived from some sort of olive oil base. It’s actually edible even (I don’t recommend it, it tastes -awful-)
There are many non-toxic oils out there if you prefer, most work just fine.
Kyle
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### Author:  [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thin-lube-alternative-must-not-have-things/7304/6 "2009-10-10T15:17:12Z")
You should use something that can be easily removed, just in case it gets too responsive.