# Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 8, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/useful-modification-maintenance-guides-clean-repair-tune-fix-yoyos/16461 "2010-07-08T16:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
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This list is an attempt to clean up the mods and maintenance section and to make more information easier to find for new and veteran modders alike. ### Bearings [How to Clean Your Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-yoyo-bearing/867) [How to Clean Rusty Bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-rusty-ball-bearings/16423) [Bearing Cleaning: Paper Slip Method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-paper-slip-method/71418) [Paper cleaning method for bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-bearings-and-the-paper-cleaning-method/21432) [How to Deshield a Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-deshield-a-bearing/46819) [Lube - What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-lube-my-yoyo/31171) [How do I fix a suddenly responsive bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/insert-yoyo-name-here-is-responsive/30844) [Common Yoyo Bearing Sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/common-yoyo-bearing-sizes/66653) [Alternative bearing removal method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alternative-bearing-removal-method/64901) [How to remove a stuck bearing - using a rod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-remove-a-stuck-bearing/22494) [How to remove a stuck bearing - string method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/7) [How to remove bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-remove-bearings/377784) ### Axles [Common Yoyo Axle Sizes](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/common-yoyo-axle-sizes/18437) [Double Nut method to Remove an Axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/double-nut-method-to-remove-an-axle/26304) [How to remove a yoyo axle using a drill](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-remove-a-yoyo-axle-using-a-drill/48498) [How to tune a yo-yo with a set screw axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-tune-a-yo-yo-with-a-set-screw-axle/8856) ### Response Pads / Stickers [Flowable Silicone: FAQ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone-faq/20458) [Need help applying silicone to your yoyo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-applying-silicone-to-your-yoyo/295883) [Creating BAZ/CHAZPADS for older throws](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/creating-baz-chazpads-for-older-throws/335985) ### Strings [How to tie a loop on the end of a yoyo string](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-tie-a-loop-on-the-end-of-a-yoyo-string/73569) [When should I change my string?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-should-i-change-my-string-heh/20192) ### Dying, Painting, Polishing [How to dye a yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-dye-a-yoyo/2010) [If you dye yo yos read this](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/if-you-dye-yo-yos-read-this-by-buzz-on/78708) [Acetone and RIT method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyojam-yo-yo-dyeing-guide-acetone-and-rit-method-by-shock-tsunami/78707) [How To Paint A YoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-paint-a-yoyo-a-special-vlog-updated-with-final-pics/8557) [How To Polish Aluminum](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-aluminum/47632) [How To Strip and Polish a Metal YoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-strip-and-polish-a-metal-yoyo/51228) [How to Satin Yo-Yos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wildcat23s-guide-on-how-to-satin-yo-yos/38768) [Stripping a Show Girl (Stripping and Polishing a Yoyo)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-a-show-girl-stripping-and-polishing-a-yoyo/297680) [How i polish yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-i-polish-yoyos/365926) ### Repair [Re-tapping/re-threading axles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-taps/67367) [Definitive Parts List](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/definitive-parts-list/392729) ### Making your own stuff [Lathe Buying Guide](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lathe-buying-guide-please-sticky/7997) [Making Your String Rig More Efficient - Tips and Tricks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-your-string-rig-more-effecient-tips-and-tricks/44507) [String making introduction mega-thread. New to this craft? Start here!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-introduction-mega-thread-new-to-this-craft-start-here/291099) [Step-by-step guide for making a custom yoyo pouch (archival repost)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/step-by-step-guide-for-making-a-custom-yoyo-pouch-archival-repost/442957) [Wooden Yoyo Making Masterclass with Spinworthy - Wood Selection](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wooden-yoyo-making-masterclass-with-spinworthy-wood-selection/422907) ### Legacy [How to properly care for TA-Tas](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,26715.0.html) [How to properly hubstack your YYF yo-yo](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,47476.0.html) [How to tune a yo-yo with a hex bolt axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-tune-a-yo-yo-with-a-hex-bolt-axle/16460) [Tutorial on how to make shims](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,16909.0.html) [How to remove spacers attached to your bearing](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,61296.0.html) [How do you get spacers off a fast 201?](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,39807.0.html) [Bearing seat problem?](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,57675.0.html) [A Permanent Fix for YYF Spacers](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,67337.0.html) [Yomega Raider Looping Mod](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,95895.0.html) [How to get great recesses with a drill](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,15085.0.html) If you see a thread deserving to be put in this thread just PM me or one of the other moderators. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/useful-modification-maintenance-guides-clean-repair-tune-fix-yoyos/16461)._