(Aug. 05, 2019 6:59 AM)Kevo Wrote: (Aug. 05, 2019 4:43 AM)Rouzuke Wrote: Huh, thanks for those reference videos. Didn't expect a tennis ball would work for scuff marks and rubber debris. I got tons of those at home along with the microfiber cloths, so I'll be doing that for now.
I think silicone spray might do great especially if it would make free-moving tips have smoother rolls and rotations as well as help mitigate the wearing of rubber tips? Care to share some reasons why you personally won't do this?
I can tell you why I started doing it. At first I noticed some Japanese beytuber’s stadiums were extra glossy and slick. I theorized they were using some kind of lubricant that’s safe on plastics (such as silicone spray). My theory was confirmed when someone shared a video of a Japanese beytuber exposing other channels for secretly spraying their stadium along with bearing and atomic drivers.
The truth is, using a slicked up stadium changes battles entirely. Beyblades fall of balance easier, get knocked out easier, and it’s easier to stall with drivers such as volcanic and evolution without fear of a knockout. Thus making battles more exciting and unpredictable. Of course, using any foreign substance on a stadium would make it illegal for WBO play.
With that said, I continue to use a slicked up stadium for my videos because it makes battles more entertaining, and I don’t plan on using them for tournaments later on.
Hope this helps
Whoa the Putty God responded @.@
Thank you for those inputs, since I'm really kind of uneasy watching US/CA Beytubers' videos in contrast with the Japanese/Taiwanese/Korean Beytubers' content mainly because of the difference in glossiness of the stadiums used.
I can rest easy now knowing it is indeed silicone spray that makes those shimmer (especially the black ones) and even lets the rubber tipped Drivers slide around like on POM tips.
In local tournaments I do see some fellow Bladers use either rubbing alcohol, WD40 or silicone spray to clean and maintain bearings (in Bearing) and free-spinning parts (mostly Atomic, Orbit). I know it's illegal in WBO-sanctioned events, but I probably won't be able to enter in one since I'm from the Philippines.
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