I’ve been using several yoyos for about two years now. I’ve never lubed them or cleaned the bearings. My Surge and my ONE bot got a little responsive, but my Shutter, Echo, Protostar and Equilateral have been quite functionable for those two years (approximatly). Recently, I have cleaned all the bearings with lighter fluid and by scrubing the inside with a small piece of paper and lubed them with YoyoJam Thin Lube. After doing this the yoyos became very responsive. I already played with them for a while, but they still are as responsive. Before they were lubed they were playing almost perfectly.
What is happening the bearings? What should I do to make them unresponsive again?
you probably added too much lube. Even though it is thin lube, you only need half a drop for an entire bearing. you can either throw it really hard a bunch of times and break in the lube or clean it again and start over.
The paper method, you gotta be careful with that. Wondering if a chunk of your thin paper strip got stuck in the bearing. I’d reclean it from scratch, spin dry it, then give it some thin lube (just a single droplet). I did the paper cleaning method the other day and found that a small piece got stuck in there. I usually flick the bearing before I reassemble the yoyo to see if it feels smooth or not.
I use a sewing needle to lube my bearings. You only really need to put the tiniest drop in your bearing and using a sewing needle is a good way to make sure you don’t put to much.
