# To silicone or not to silicone **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 22, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888 "2011-03-22T03:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/1 "2011-03-22T03:40:26Z")
well i have a dv888, with a center trac bearing. Ive noticed with the stock flat bearing in it the binds are perfect, but with this centertrac bearings the bind does slip a bit, which is expected. Anyways ive came to the point in yoyoing were im comfortable with it 100%, i was thinking of siliconing it. Do yall think thats a good idea, or should i keep the k-pads in, Will the silicone act the same or do u think it will be the same? now as far as responsiveness im looking to have a completly unresponsive yoyo and the center trac bearing does it. but idk if silicone will help with the binds and what not, also i know one drop has clear silicone pads, do u think they would work. thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/2 "2011-03-22T03:43:04Z")
Siliconing the yoyo will normally make it unresponsive. But if I were you, I would NEVER replace or take out the k-pads unless they wear out. As you know, there are many defects that may happen if you silicone it. ---
**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/3 "2011-03-22T03:49:11Z")
so if anything, when it comes time, just replace the k-pads? dont silicone it, do they have any silicone pads that are the same size as the k-pads? ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/4 "2011-03-22T03:56:37Z")
Well, I would silicone it if they wear out. But I would never change k-pad with silicone. Like I would choose K-Pad over silicone. If it wears out, silicone will work great. But as you see, my siliconing job didn’t work well…just me maybe… 😢 ---
**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:** [March 22, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/5 "2011-03-22T04:21:13Z")
Siliconing does not in itself make the yoyo unresponsive. The condition of the bearing is the driving factor. Prove it to yourself by lubing the bearing in a sili’d yoyo. It will be tug responsive. I can make a FHZ w/stickers or a YYJ HM with o-rings to be very unresponsive just by cleaning the bearing properly. Replacing friction stickers with Duncan sili pads does not make a FHZ unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/6 "2011-03-22T04:37:40Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Siliconing does not in itself make the yoyo unresponsive. The condition of the bearing is the driving factor. Prove it to yourself by lubing the bearing in a sili’d yoyo. It will be tug responsive. I can make a FHZ w/stickers or a YYJ HM with o-rings to be very unresponsive just by cleaning the bearing properly. Replacing friction stickers with Duncan sili pads does not make a FHZ unresponsive. Agreed on that. ---
**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/7 "2011-03-22T05:00:20Z")
i may have not explained that correct? im not worried about being unresponsive/responsive, i have a center trac which i cleaned and put some thin lube on, so its unresponsive, and i did the same thing with my flat bearing. Im fine with that, im concerned with the the fact that my binds slip, all i wanted to know was when the k-pads wear out, if i was to replace them with silicone would that help? would the silicon help with the binds and what not. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/8 "2011-03-22T05:23:50Z")
> [@skeletonboy333](#): > > Siliconing the yoyo will normally make it unresponsive. > [@skeletonboy333](#): > > > [@jhb8426](#): > > > > Siliconing does not in itself make the yoyo unresponsive… > > Agreed on that. So which is it then?? :wink: ---
**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/9 "2011-03-22T06:19:44Z")
pretty much should i just replace my k-pads or should i silicone it? what is better and why? with the center trac bearing the binds tend to slip time to time. ---
**Author:** ![rdh2121](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@rdh2121](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rdh2121)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/10 "2011-03-22T15:17:18Z")
If the K-pads are working fine for you, there’s really no reason to switch to silicone. If and when the K-pads wear down, give silicone a try, and if you don’t like it, it takes 5 minutes to take it out and replace the k-pads. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/to-silicone-or-not-to-silicone/24888/11 "2011-03-22T18:03:49Z")
The problem is that K-Pads are much more expensive. A set of K-Pads are few dollars while you ca buy a 7-8 dollar silicone tube and replace your yoyo’s response a 40-50 times. Siliconing, for me, makes the yoyo normal no different response and what not. K-Pads are ok but just expensive and you’ve got to wait for the shipping etc… If you get K-Pads are great but only if you aren’t on budget. As for jhb8426, I was saying this: A bad siliconing job, like me, would end up responsive. Normally, somehow, other people silicone their yoyo’s with ease of unresponsiveness.