How to clean skateboard bearingswith household items

A reader note: Some people like to take the ball bearings out of the cage and clean them individually, I prefer not to do that because I don't have the time or patience for it. Some people have a different bearing technique, that's cool - you do you. Some people don't want to clean their bearings at all and just prefer to replace them, this is also totally fine.

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Pour some bearing wash in, close the lid and agitate gently. At this point dirt etc will come out. You can repeat this process if you need to.Once clean you will remove bearings from the container and place on newspaper or a lint free cloth to dry. (To speed up the drying process you can use a hair dryer).Once fully dry relubricate your bearings with 2 drops of lube per bearing. Give them a spin to work it in.Pop the shields back into place and you're ready to roll good!

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How to clean skateboard bearingswithout removing them

If you need a refresher on what they look like click here and then come back.All wheels require bearings in order to work.Each wheel needs 2 bearings - one back and front.

If you've had your skates for many years and never cleaned your bearings they may have rusted out or gone past the point of no return, in which case you should probably just get new ones here.

Dirty (or low quality) bearings could also be why you feel like you can't roll smoothly and have to push really hard to go anywhere.

Bearings are the donut shaped ones that fit inside your roller skate or inline skate wheels and allows the wheel to spin on the axle.