# Tips for the best silicone job **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [April 30, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-the-best-silicone-job/52936 "2013-04-30T10:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tjz1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@tjz1021](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tjz1021)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-the-best-silicone-job/52936/1 "2013-04-30T10:44:07Z")
Tips to silicone the best- What is the best silicone to you? How long should you let it dry? What tools should you use? Etc ---
**Author:** ![PUTHIP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PUTHIP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PUTHIP)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-the-best-silicone-job/52936/2 "2013-04-30T11:26:19Z")
I use normal RTV silicone, or any silicone in any color should be fine. Usually the tools I need are: Silicone Tissue paper Toothpick/ card (any solid card) ---
**Author:** ![tjz1021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@tjz1021](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tjz1021)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-the-best-silicone-job/52936/3 "2013-04-30T11:28:56Z")
How long should it take to break in? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-the-best-silicone-job/52936/4 "2013-04-30T20:53:24Z")
> [@tjz1021](#): > > Tips to silicone the best- > > What is the best silicone to you? > > How long should you let it dry? > > What tools should you use? > > Etc Best silicone? Well, I like the Permatex Windshield sealer, the clear flowable stuff. That’s what I like to use. How long to let it cure? It says 24 hours. Wait 24 hours. It even says so on the package. With flowable, it’s self-leveling, so the first few hours are critical that it spends like 98% of that time flat. The first 2% is for doing the work. Tools? Since I’m using flowable, tools are minimal. I transfer silicone to a infant oral syringe to minimize waste. I may or may not need a Q-tip with acetone or mineral spirits to clean out the response recess, and maybe a paper towel to clean out the recess of adhesive broken down by the solvents. A toothpick to scrape out stuff (if necessary). A pin to remove an existing pad. I like to use the backside of otherwise scrap printer paper to do my work over. I also like to use a glossy business card for removing excess silicone. I also use the paper towel from earlier to also clean up other excess silicone that wasn’t in/or the groove. Break-in time? I usually don’t have an issue with break-in time if I remove the excess. 10, 15 minutes tops, if even that.