What I Learned About Cleaning Bearings

Cleaning skate bearings is hard- TWSS. It is time consuming. It is boring and you get your hands all greasy. These are some of the reasons I have NEVER cleaned my bearings, until last night. Thank goodness I had a couple of good friends to help me, Whitney aka 80085 and vodka. This is NOT a to do list or a how to, these are things that can make life easier if and when you decide to clean your bearings.

1- Give yourself plenty of time, at least 2 hours. You will need less time after doing this once or twice and if you are not multitasking on making dinner.
2- Have all of the tools at the ready- skate tool with bearing puller, a couple of dishes to put the little pieces in, break cleaner, some paper towels and lots of patience.
3- Open a door or window, even if it is 29 degrees out. The fumes mandate this!
4- Keep cats, children and anything else that will try to ruin your night by disappearing with the small pieces away. Or at least keep the pieces out of their reach.
5- You need space. Doing this at a table is a good idea.
6- Be aware that pieces might go flying off or you may drop them. Find them immediately, and then revert back to idea #4.
7- NEVER do this alone!

That's it. Good luck. Please don't ask me to help you clean your bearings. I am whiny and not much help. But I will support your effort. AND I also support trying out your clean bearings by skating around the kitchen.

Dixie