# Which silicone to buy.

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [April 18, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721 "2009-04-18T17:32:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/21 "2009-04-21T20:02:56Z")

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In my experience, silicone lasts for months.

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**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/22 "2009-04-21T20:12:24Z")

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> [@Samad](#):
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> In my experience, silicone lasts for months.

Mine does not. Just to point out, the silicone that I got, wears out fast. But then again, I’m just using something I got at a paint store that says silicone on the tube.

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**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:** [April 22, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/23 "2009-04-22T00:19:55Z")

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That should work. What string are you using? And did you let it cure long enough?

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**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/24 "2009-04-22T15:20:01Z")

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> [@Batryn](#):
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> That should work. What string are you using? And did you let it cure long enough?

slick 6, 2 days.

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**Author:** ![Lacko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lacko/32/58_2.png) [@Lacko](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lacko)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/25 "2009-04-23T12:15:12Z")

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After drying my yoyo became very responsive is it normal? :-\

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**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-silicone-to-buy/1721/26 "2009-04-23T14:40:06Z")

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You probably need to break it in a little bit, that’s all.

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