the bearings are abec 3's and they just dont seem to go as fast as they used to. any suggestions on how to make them go faster?
buy okorder /.. (clean them once a month) never put water on bearings (rust) or wd-40 don't over tighten the wheel nut (should be a bit of play) 1) remove shields 2) to clean them out, use a solvent like acetone, Gumout? carburetor cleaner, pure isopropyl alcohol, or denatured alcohol 3) dry with a can of compressed air 4) add a drop of speed cream 5) clean shields with paper towel and place back on read all instructions if you buy these things
Bones Swiss or sawblade bearings, tensor street bearings
Get some bones bearing lube. Take the sheilds off the bearing if they have rubber sheilds you can just use a pin or something small. If they have metal sheilds dont try to take them off just wash them from the side without the sheild. Wash the bearings out with water and spin them a bit while you wash them. After that get a cup put some water in it and put any kind of cleaner in it and swish it around a bit then leave them soaking in it for like 10 minutes. After your take them out of the cleaner wash them in water one more time get all the cleaner out then leave them to dry 100%. After that put 1 or 2 drops of bearing lube in each bearing and put the sheild back on and your ready to go.
I used to do this with old bearings: Soak them in soap water. It removes all the lubrication and makes them go really really fast. Of course, without the lubrication they won't last very long, and they are likely to freeze up or break apart, which would make you fall very violently. Which is why I used only old bearings to do this, and only used them for a short time before they crapped out.
