A couple questions about putting Chaz pads in a YYF Genesis

[yoyocon]

I really need a new response in my genesis because me trying to silicone it with RTV silicone..... (not very easy), and was wondering if Chaz pads would fit into a regular genesis.

 How long would they last?

Is it a better idea for me to just try and find flowable silicone and silicone it?

[kretzschmar]

I had a first generation Genesis and hat pads did wonders in it.  I suggest those, but if Chaz made some hat pad sized chaz pads I'm sure they'd be great too.

[yoyospirit]

I think Chaz pads wouldn't work because the silicone grove is too thin and Chaz pads are for pad response yoyos.

[yoyocon]

I think Chaz pads wouldn't work because the silicone grove is too thin and Chaz pads are for pad response yoyos.

So what would you recommend?

[yoyospirit]

I would reccomend K Pads.  I always use gasket maker silicone but if that's hard to work with then just use flowable.

[yoyocon]

I would reccomend K Pads.  I always use gasket maker silicone but if that's hard to work with then just use flowable.

What size K pads?

And how long would they last?

[kretzschmar]

Don't quote me on this, but I believe the older Genesis used a wider response pad, while the newer Genesis uses a slimmer pad.   That being the case, if you have an old Genesis, I recommend General yo hatpads, they won't fill the response area completely, but they will work awesome, and last a long time.  If you have the slimmer response pad version, slim k pads would work out awesome as yoyospirit suggested.

[yoyocon]

Don't quote me on this, but I believe the older Genesis used a wider response pad, while the newer Genesis uses a slimmer pad.   That being the case, if you have an old Genesis, I recommend General yo hatpads, they won't fill the response area completely, but they will work awesome, and last a long time.  If you have the slimmer response pad version, slim k pads would work out awesome as yoyospirit suggested.

I believe its a first Gen, it has a green or teal like acid wash. I bought it January 2010 from a forum user and there was no colors like it available at the time so it was earlier than that i believe

[kretzschmar]

If you want to put pads in it then, I reccomend General yo Hat pads.  I ran my old Genesis with one thick and one thin hat pad, and it was the perfect response for me.

[yoyocon]

Ok, And would using flowable silicone work good?

[kretzschmar]

Its worth a shot, but since the response gap is so large it may rip out fairly easy.  I still recommend hat pads, but using flowable would be cheaper, although you may have to reapply it more frequently due to the big response gap.

[yoyocon]

Do you use smooth or textured

[kretzschmar]

smooth

[yoyospirit]

Flowable silicone work well considering the first run came stock with flowable.  But hat pads would very well too but isn't too easy get like silicone.