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Step 6Sand the yo-yo
One of the most common reasons to make a yo-yo less responsive is to make it easier to perform "grinds" . A grind is a trick where the yo-yo makes contact with your hand (or finger, hat, etc) while it is spinning. This is usually difficult to perform with a responsive yo-yo, because responsive yo-yos want to return to your hand as soon as the string gets any slack in it.
Sanding your yo-yo won't make it any less responsive, but it will reduce the friction between your hand and the yo-yo's surface. The goal of sanding is to create concentric grooves from the yo-yos center, thus reducing the amount of surface area that your skin actually touches. It also removes the waxy coating that the yo-yo is shipped with.
I use a medium grit sandpaper. A fine grit doesn't make enough difference, and extra coarse is too much. I screw the two yo-yo halves tightly together without a bearing inside before sanding. Hold the sandpaper against the domed sides of your yo-yo and sand away. (You can push down with your middle finger to get into the crevices, using the gap of the yo-yo to keep your sandpaper centered.)
Remember, the goal is concentric circles, as if the yo-yo was spinning against the sandpaper. If you sand in all different directions, you will be creating more friction on the yo-yos surface.
After you finish sanding, unscrew the yo-yo and clean off the yo-yos surface. Try to avoid plastic waste that can get into the bearings.
Sanding your yo-yo won't make it any less responsive, but it will reduce the friction between your hand and the yo-yo's surface. The goal of sanding is to create concentric grooves from the yo-yos center, thus reducing the amount of surface area that your skin actually touches. It also removes the waxy coating that the yo-yo is shipped with.
I use a medium grit sandpaper. A fine grit doesn't make enough difference, and extra coarse is too much. I screw the two yo-yo halves tightly together without a bearing inside before sanding. Hold the sandpaper against the domed sides of your yo-yo and sand away. (You can push down with your middle finger to get into the crevices, using the gap of the yo-yo to keep your sandpaper centered.)
Remember, the goal is concentric circles, as if the yo-yo was spinning against the sandpaper. If you sand in all different directions, you will be creating more friction on the yo-yos surface.
After you finish sanding, unscrew the yo-yo and clean off the yo-yos surface. Try to avoid plastic waste that can get into the bearings.
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