Cleaning Bearings with Bones Cleaning Kit + Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2018
- This time on the channel, I'm walking through the process of thoroughly cleaning your bearings with the Bones Bearings cleaning kit and Speed Cream. I show you the process of cleaning them step-by-step and test the results afterward. Then I review the cleaning kit itself to see if it's worth it, or if you should try to clean them with stuff around the house.
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Dammit! I just filmed the same thing yesterday. I'm still going to put it out anyway. I love the bearing cleaning bottle. It's so much easier and more effective than rattling them around in a can or a bottle. The rust isn't a big deal it will wear away and smooth out with use and future cleaning. Also, I just wanted to say I appreciate your video style and content. As someone who also makes videos I like how you do them without chopping up up all your speaking like most youtubers and vloggers. I have been trying to get my content less chopped up these days. It's not as easy as it looks.
Ben Degros I'm going to watch yours too. Lol
Braille got sponsored to make a Bones video too xD
Michaelbuddy....no, if you did that it would be pouring out of the bearing and be wasted. Its a synthetic lube and just needs to coat the surfaces, any more is wasted.
Ben Degros hey dude, fancy seeing you here! Just post yours too, we'll all happily watch both. You guys should do a Dad Rat collaboration!
Ben's channel rules - he's similar to Rad Rat, but with skate equipment (mainly). Really goes in depth into all his topics. Highly recommended for any skate nerds
I cleaned mine last summer for the first time since purchasing them in 2000. Bone Swiss bearings just don't die.
DSM Billy LOL
DSM Billy I’ve got a set of Bones Super Swiss 6 that I’ve had for over 10 years and they’re still going strong 💪🏻
They have to be super load but hey.. I also still skate my Titus Tornados and I've purchased them 4-5 years ago and they were about 20 bucks :D
I buy ceramic balls from Alibaba and put them in reds
It’s working for me
No metal no rust
Super cheap
But the steel ring containing the balls can still rust. Good idea though.
I had ceramic bones bearing which started to seize up. I bought the kit. After following the instructions they were totally good. The only thing I would say about this video Rad Rat, is that you should leave the bearings for quite a while in the container so that all the crap. Falls out. Then re do them with fresh. Then keep the at solution for the first wash on the next set etc .... that’s my experience ... not a cheap kit but well made and it will pay for itself afte a few cleans...
Love my Bones cleaning kit! I have 6 completes so every month or so I do a full cleaning on all my bearings and the Bones kit makes it so much easier.
Thanks dude, This helps loads. Great content as per always. You really provide a positive service to the skate community.
Stay blessed.
Are you still using that DKL grip?
Your a mad good person. I do it with a diy style. Respect homie
I use the kit to clean my swiss ceramics with aceton. It works great.
Nice video, as always!
Do you recommend doing this for 15 dollar bearings? I, too, have cheap bearings, and wondering if I should go through the trouble doing this for em. Thanks!
I used to take my bearings apart completely and scrubb the parts in white spirit, worked great
Funny you thought it was cream, so did i just by name alone, I have always just used hoppes gun oil, good video.
If you buy your bearing lube at home depot, your children's children will have lube to spare. 😂
2:06 for non-lint towels, you can use those disposable masks that you have laying around.
definitely a lot more elegant than me using valve oil lmao.
To dry try putting a piece of string (maybe a shoelace) through the centre of the bearing & use it to spin it around like a sling until it is dry. Outdoors of course away from anything you don't want your cleaning agent on.
But are there any advantages skateboardingwise to cleaning out your bearings or is more like an OCD thing, where you actually enjoy the ritual just like some people enjoy tinkering with their cars all day? I'm more a get China Reds and replace 'em when needed type guy, but then I've never actually ridden an AAA set of bearings. Paying extra for patent formula wheels can make a big difference over generic polyurethane, but is the difference in bearings really even noticeable when riding?
Hi Arno! IMO bones bearings are well worth the extra money.
I put my bearings in a container of Pino clean and scrub them with a toothbrush then let them dry and put the speed cream on.
That's how I used to do it. It works well but it's more labour intensive than the bones kit.
Acetone? And any company will do it yes?
Nice vid!
I thing keeping expensive, and/or efficient, bearings around for a long time is the key behind cleaning them. Not necessarily the ability to restore and enhance crap or damaged bearings. I like the product as well.
Use evapo-rust or a similar product to eliminate the rust. It is water soluble and can be used multiple times then you would have basically new bearings
i was going to suggest the Vapo-Rust as well! One night soaking in a shallow pan of vapo-rust as a pre-clean should eliminate all rust from the steel. Its great stuff.
Chemists also use acetone to get the most stubborn of chemical residues off glassware in the lab.
I use bones redd, when they lock up i just bomb a hill and they roll again
What happened to Phantom Trucks?
If ur looking for a cheap option of stuff u pronly have at home Just pour some rubbing alcohal in a plastic container then take off the bearing covers and throw the bearings in the container and shake for a min or 2 then I just use the speed cream to re lube them and it works fine for me
Rather than just popping the shields out, pop out the racers too and then the whole bearing comes apart. Clean the metal bits with WD40 if they’re super rusty, but otherwise just pour your acetone or engine de-greaser into the container, chuck all the parts in there, shake it all around, pour it through a sieve to make sure you don’t lose any ball bearings, repeat until clean, leave to dry, reassemble, re-lube and you’ve got as-new bearings. You can’t clean them properly unless you take them apart completely. I’ve had a set of Bones Super Swiss 6 for well over a decade and this is how I’ve maintained them 👍🏻
I've always completely broken down the bearings during cleaning. Sheilds off, crowns off, balls out... Cleaned with the purest isopropyl alcohol I could get, making sure everything was cleaned. If your just shaking the bearings around you're not getting everything out. Once clean and dry i then lube it up with Teflon. Bearings usually last me for a couple years, with few exceptions, and I don't even buy super expensive sets maybe $20 to $30 max
This.
Dude, I really love your books and films. Sorry you died.
I use 91% alcohol and spray it directly onto the bearing. I then scrub it with a toothbrush and spray it some more until it spins freely. I think scrubing helps a lot.
Next time use acetone. Also, next time clean some better bearings like oust or bones and you will get a better result.
Other than that, this is about the best how to clean bearings I've seen.
or put the cleaning agent in a zip-lock bag, leave some air in it and shake it?
More specific… Ocean Howell, present day, versus Eric Kosten H Street
Done this this week
they was so dirty that I clean the bearings three times until all was out
Now they drying
this is the type of video that i would "LIKE" twice if i were allowed. nice
Great video. The tool looks like a vitamin bottle with a nut/bolt through the lid and a wingnut though.
Thats because it is. Would be super easy to make, but most people are too lazy and not handy
That right !
Buy new bearings ride them through dirt ECT. Get them nice and dirty and re-try, because I agree rust being able to form kinda throws off the experiment
Id like to see a test on what works best for 100% rusted bearings, include wd40 please.
Pro tip, NEVER USE WD40
use something like a degreaser or carburetor cleaner or boca bearing citrus degreaser don't need to blow dry because it doesn't cause rust
I thought this is a new video.. but it isn't. However I want to share my method how to clean my bearings:
First of all I do 95% streetskating and have used my first bearing about 4 years! (2 years intensive). The bearings (Titus Tornados [20€]) still roll to this day! I've changed them recently to (Modus Titanium [40€]), but use the Titus once in my cruiser wheels :D.
1. Fist step is to take them apart (if possible, the Titus once aren't)
2. Then take them under flooding water and spin them
3. Take orange concentrate and spray it on the bearings, then spin them
4. wash them under flooding water again
5. repeat it until you feel like, there isn't any or only a litte bit of resistance left
6. dry them with a paper towel
7. dry them completely with a hair dryer
8. put Bones Speed Cream on 2 opposite spots in the bearing (only 2-3 drops total). (If you have a closed front, than insert the speed cream from the back into the small slot)
9. spin it, if it isn't smooth or quiet, add more
10. finished
I skated the Titus once in rain, too. I've avoided it but it did happened sometimes. They have no rust! I tried to clean them every time I've skated in the rain but even on my holiday-trip to Finland (I'm from Germany) I've skated through heavy rain and they didn't build up rust. (I had no cleaning products for the skateboard with me)
I've done the cleaning about every 2 Month in the last 2 years and it has worked fine (However, I don't know if it's the method or the bearings :D). They are definitely loud but roll resistance free except of one bearing (there is a little bit of resistance, happened in the last 3 month. After that I switched to new bearings (wanted to try out some other brand))
The old onces spin about min.30-60sec., but they were worn in. The new onces shorter, but that doesn't show how they perform with body weight. Both roll great, but the new once are a lot quieter.
I did this with my new Modus bearings yesterday, too. (because of a lot of dirt, salt, and water).
PS: You have to skate them for 1-2 sessions after the cleaning, then they spin a lot longer again.
xX12VincEXx are you doing your spin test with the wheel on the axle? It’s not the best test as it’ll be the inside of the bearing cage spinning on the axle as opposed to the bearing itself spinning (if that makes sense). Modus Titanium’s rock though 💪🏼
Nice shirt dude.
Try this again and this time use carburetor cleaner, I used to use carburetor cleaner to clean out my bearings back in the day when I had expensive bearings. Literally worked every single time Even on the rustiest crustiest street bearings
I've tried the bones cleaning kit. Used denatured like you did. It didn't work. After disassembly found that the nylon cages still had build-up stopping the bearings. Ultimately, Bottle of acetone and a bowl for the steel, and soap and water for shields/cage worked. There's videos showing how to do legit deep-cleaning of bearings. Don't fall for sponsored gimmicks.
I paid top dollar for Bone's labriyinth bearings and maintained them using the kit but they still eventually seized up. Any idea why? I did use a blow dryer to dry the bearings but I don't think that should affect it. I'd love to not be wasteful and be able to use a set of bearings for months but I'm not confident in the longevity of bearings, even with proper maintenance.
Anthony Tran maybe you skated more often on rough terrains and in puddles?
Hi Anthony!! I don't think bearings are as good as they used to be. I still think Bones are the best bearings but I used to get at least six months to a year out of bearings without even cleaning them and I used to skate way more. Now I clean them about every three months or so and I don't think they spin as well as they used to. End crotchety old man rant!
The hair dryer could have warped the plastic a bit if they got too hot.
Hey, Ben. Something to consider may be that the more you skate the bearings the less opportunity they have to collect rust and have the dirt harden inside them.
You have a good point. My latest bearings rusted pretty badly but it was from all the salt on the streets. I just cleaned them and they are now pretty good.
You can just filter your solvent instead of throwing it out. It'll work just as well and you wont be using that much of it.
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WHY DOESN'T SKATE 3 HAVE BARLEY GRINDS
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I ask because I have been skating those forever and I spend 15 dollars haha...kind of realizing they are slightly shit
Car brake cleaner in a can. Blasts the crap right out. Spin then blast again. It's safe on rubber and plastic so no need to remove the shields. Spin to dry, it evaporates in seconds. Lube, job done.
Cleaning worn out bearings isnt going to make them roll like new, cleaning them occasionally before they are worn out will prolong their life for sure. And even though your worn bearings didnt roll much further, they will still last longer than if you hadnt cleaned and relubed them.Once the balls and race are worn they are garbage, unless youre broke and just want to squeeze some life out of them and happen to have solvent and lube on hand.
Also acetone will do a better job at cleaning and last longer because you will use less, its a more aggresive solvent, and I save the stuff from the second rinse to use as the first rinse the next time I clean bearings, no reason to toss the second or third rinse, it will still cut grease just as well as clean stuff.MEK works great but is nasty stuff and costs more, plus if you ever smell it youll never want to use it again....not that acetone smells like fresh picked roses but compared to MEK it almost does lol.Personally I use brake cleaner, its cheap and works great. Or on the very unlikely chance you know someone with a secret stash of 1,1,1 trichlorethane and hate the ozone its great stuff.
Its cool that they sent you the kit, and I liked that you were honest with the review instead of pandering for more product, nice job !
Air compressor and sewing machine oil.
I'n 26 years of skating I've tried most bearing brands and all the kits(i know of) the cremes/lubes, shields, no shields along with all the novice mistakes like trying WD-40 when I was 9, and I will never use any other method besides air compressor and sewing machine oil.
FYI: I've yet to try Oust bearings...That's pretty much the only avenue I've not ventured down...yet.
Dope krux
Rose gold
What bearings u get that cost $100 ur getting ripped off
Bones ceramics go for over a bill , no matter where you get them. If they are cheaper then a bill for bones ceramics they are fakes. I ride bones swiss 6 and they go for 50 to 60 .
Not sure why I'm watching this, I hardly skate anymore lmao
And I'd usually just clean them and put them in a bag of olive oil, not sure how effective it really was but it seemed to work.
super Reds ceramic are way better and you should use zep commercial citrus cleaner. Also speed cream is just sewing machine oil
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don't settle for less on your bearings. if you can afford it get the best
I lowkey use wd40 to unlock rusty bearings, then douse then in acetone and lube as normal. Sometimes i have to take a knife and manually force the ball to move after wd40ing them so the acetone works better and when i take them out they arent still locked up
Qube bearing spa is better. It washes 16 bearings at once instead of 8
most decent baring are made from stainless steel, so rust should be too much of a problem id have started with a light coating of WD40 then moved them around a bit just to help move around any rust / oxidation then clean them with warm soapy water(id use distilled water as it shouldn't cause rust/oxidation if that water gets trapped inside) then continue on with the rest of what rad rat did here, another thing if any of you have or know someone with access to a "Parts Cleaner" get them to drop your barrings in for 10-15 min that would do a better job at removing any unwanted crap in the barrings. WD40 is a great tool for skaters when used correctly, one of the great properties of WD40 is that it is a penetrating oil, as in it will work its self between metal and rust and get it freed up, however that will back fire after a while if you dont remove it, this why barrings seem to improve for a bit with WD40 but then lock up. point being dont be afraid to use WD40 (or another similar product) as long as your prepared to remove it and re-lubricate the barrings. also if you cant get speed cream or another brand name skate barring lub you can always use a light engine oil, id use a synthetic 5w20 apply with a paint brush or in a throw away container (just drip a bit on each barring then move them around to spread it)
The paper towels and the hand pump. ha. just grab the hair dryer Einstein. jk RR you rule
Ocean Howell!!!!!!!!!!!
White vinegar gets the rust off.
What really bugs me about current youtube is how recommendations are by creator, not subject.
Tons of other great bearing cleaning videos out there, but you won't find any of them in the recommendations because youtube likes keeping viewers in creator bubbles.
And you won't find this video recommended in any of the other bearing cleaning videos either. :/
They couldve at least sent you some swiss ceramic bearings to get some proper results!!
Rat n Roll 🧀
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Gatorade bottle, speed cream, 90% isopropyl alcohol.....
Your premis on distance and spin time is completely wrong. When you do these experiments, not only do you want to test them dirty, and lubricated, but you also want to test them completely dry. If you want the bearings to last, and you don't care about speed, you use a grease. Oil works, but breaks down quickly under a load. I think you'll find that if you really want your bearings to last, and you don't care about speed, you should be using a grease. I use white lithium, some use silicone. I believe there is also a brand on the market that is made specifically for skate bearings.
Get an ultrasonic cleaner on eBay
They cost around 15€
They are way better then the bones expensive shit
Any yo-yoers here because of an almost accurate TH-cam recommendation.
clean'em wit sum grey goose and give the shots of dirty vodka to your friends
Garf2O aye foundation
I buy cheap bearings and clean them..
The lady of the house doesn't own a hairdrier?
You got a oven ? !
Spin test translates horribly to real life - spin test is the bearing cage on the axle as opposed to the bearings themselves spinning
nice advertisement bro
I remember seeing your name on an episode of To Catch A Predator with Dateline NBC. You’re a sick person. A 13 year old child? Goodness... what is this world coming to?
Dude, no offence but IMO you should be last person to talk about bearings xD
Wtf y am I watching this tool???
your bearings suck