What thick lube or silicone grease are you using in your modern responsive bearings?

Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
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Curious about everyone’s preference is for this and if people have landed on the same brand/type.

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Vaseline

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traxxis silicone lube.

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Either YYF looping oil (thicker) or Singer oil (slightly thinner but still thick).

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Hyper yoyo maintenance oil for my loopers

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Traxx (per Doc Popular) sometimes YYF thick.

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Superlube 51010 its a thick lube that comes in an easy squeeze tube, and for my tastes provides the perfect balance of long spins and predictable, reliable response. I used to use silicone grease, and while the response is WAY snappier I found it killed spin while being no more predictable than the thick lube. Thick lube needs more of a tug, but it’s always the same tug.

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I use yoyofactory thick lube. The tiniest drop usually two little dabs that I put on a tooth pick.

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Whatever works, some yo-yos need a lot of help to get responsive enough, I have had to use wheel bearing grease (just a tiny amount) to get smooth responsiveness for my AXL elite. Sometimes it’s easier to experiment with diff lubes and strings than to start in with the friction stickers.

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Really? I never thought to use this. What’s your process, how much? Do you pack it? Put the shield back on? Thanks.

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I just get a pea sized amount on my finger and pack it into the bearing then take a paper towel and remove the excess. I do not remove the shield.

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So you more less just rub it on top of the shield?

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I just opened up my Deep State and packed it full of Traxxas silicone grease and put the shields back on. It’s snappy and much more responsive now, but I definitely sacrificed sleep time. Probably going to open it back and take a little out.

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If you’re wanting to lube the bearing in an RBC, one drop of thin lube will do it for the rest of the bearing’s life.

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Yes, use this all the time. If you ever read the fine print on Yomega Brain Lube, that is repackaged Superlube.

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Thats good to know!

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I think I’m getting to that point. A couple times a day now my RBC will go unresponsive, but I just wind it back up and it goes back to its snappy self. Have you needed to change out the pads on any of yours yet?

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Yoyo factory

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No I’ve never needed s pad change yet.

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This is a dumb statement. I don’t know if it will last the bearing’s life. Shouldn’t have said that.

Also, thick lube people, not thin.

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