# Wet yoyo **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514 "2010-08-28T21:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JDent](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JDent)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/1 "2010-08-28T21:48:40Z")
I dropped my yoyo in water. What should I do to dry it? ---
**Author:** ![jbyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jbyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbyoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/2 "2010-08-28T21:53:23Z")
Clean it with a paper towel? If you dropped in the bearing though ☹ it’s probably gonna rust and be useless. idk how to clean that. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/3 "2010-08-28T22:41:09Z")
> [@jbyoyo](#): > > Clean it with a paper towel? > > If you dropped in the bearing though ☹ it’s probably gonna rust and be useless. idk how to clean that. Actually, a lot of yoyo bearings are stainless steel, so the fact that his was dropped in water for a short amount of time won’t matter to the bearing. As for your yoyo, just dry it off with a towel and maybe clean the bearing. ---
**Author:** ![jbyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jbyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbyoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/4 "2010-08-28T22:43:21Z")
That came to mind, but some people here on the forums say that even if they’re stainless steel they still rust so idk anymore. ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/5 "2010-08-28T22:55:56Z")
With a more prolonged exposure to water, yes. But if you care for your bearings and yoyos, even the occasional mishap can go unnoticed. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoAUS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoaus/32/640_2.png) [@YoYoAUS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoAUS)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/6 "2010-08-28T23:34:55Z")
if its stainless it should only get suface rust shouldnt it? still if it does id imagine it would be pretty hard to get off ---
**Author:** ![YoyoMango](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomango/32/580_2.png) [@YoyoMango](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoMango)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/7 "2010-08-28T23:40:57Z")
Q what yoyo is in your little picture at the bottom of your posts? ---
**Author:** ![Tagori](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tagori/32/170_2.png) [@Tagori](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tagori)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/8 "2010-08-30T01:48:12Z")
> [@YoyoMango](#): > > Q what yoyo is in your little picture at the bottom of your posts? its the double-take industrie’s BassBoost. i am a proud owner of one. lil vibe, but its great. ---
**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/9 "2010-08-30T23:53:12Z")
I did this with my Panda while offstringing. It went into my pool. Clean the bearing and axle and your set. Stainless steel, even normal steel wont rust instantly. It takes time, and stainless takes more time. Your safe. ---
**Author:** ![mista8eight8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mista8eight8/32/559_2.png) [@mista8eight8](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mista8eight8)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/10 "2010-09-02T19:00:48Z")
My friend convinced me to shoot a video of me yoyoing in the water…my legacy hasn’t been the same ever since… ---
**Author:** ![psin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/psin/32/397_2.png) [@psin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/psin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/11 "2010-09-02T19:48:08Z")
blow the bearing dry with compressed air. Same with the axle. Then dip in rubbing alcohol and dry with air again to remove remaining water. then oil it. You can clean it and lube as necessary after that, but yes, left as is, it will rust. ---
**Author:** ![patrickcondon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patrickcondon/32/619950_2.png) [@patrickcondon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patrickcondon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/12 "2010-09-03T17:00:47Z")
I brought my PGM to Water Country and it’s just fine. Didn’t even do anything to it afterwards, just let it dry as-is. The string gets gross though 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/13 "2010-09-03T22:28:42Z")
Put the bearing in rice! ---
**Author:** ![psin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/psin/32/397_2.png) [@psin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/psin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/14 "2010-09-04T15:04:46Z")
> [@Batryn](#): > > Put the bearing in rice! Isn’t that going to get the rice dust and debris in the bearing? ---
**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/15 "2010-09-04T16:51:52Z")
Not if you wrap it in a towel first. :🙂 But it’s better than rusting… you can get the dust out, not the rust. ---
**Author:** ![james](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/james/32/149_2.png) [@james](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/james)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wet-yoyo/18514/16 "2010-09-04T16:55:56Z")
Ok guys, we have the answer. The yoyo’s fine. Just wipe it off with your shirt or a towel. The bearing will be fine. If it is stainless steel, it will be just fine. If it isn’t stainless steel, what I do is just take out the bearing, and unsheild the bearing. Then I wipe of the bearing with a towel, and tap the bearing multiple times on a table to get all the acess water out of the bearing. Then I just play with the yoyo for a while. Nuff said. :wink: -James Reed