How to clean and lube skateboard bearings FAST - load with Skanunu + Centrifuge method

It rains a ton in the northwest, so because of how often your gear takes a deep soak, the conventional bearing maintenance regimen simply isn't practical. Taking off shields or removing the ball bearings to clean them is fine for fair-weather hobbyists, but when you have to just grab your board and go no matter what the conditions, this is the method I use when I finish a ride and just before kicking off the next day. It saves tons of time, and keeps your bearings flowing smooth.

1. Put the board down, wheels up, and spin each wheel using your foot. This tells you right away which wheels are spinning freely and which might need more love.

2. Put the board on its side and squirt a little Skanunu on all four visible bearing faces. Grab and tilt the board just enough so the ground side wheels can also spin freely, then spin each wheel gently so the Skanunu can seep through the shields into the bearings, and start doing its work.

3. Flip the board on its other side, and repeat step 2. At this point the bearings should be nicely pre-loaded and soaked in Skanunu.

4. Put the board down, wheels up again. This is the "centrifuge" step, where you give each wheel a hard kick to get them spinning fast, and repeat the kicks as needed. Make sure you're wearing some ratty clothes, at least something you don't mind getting a little grease and grime on. You should now see the Skanunu, plus a lot of dirt and crud, flying out the sides of your spinning wheels!

5. An optional step (but something I always do) is shooting an aerosol-powered silicone spray into each bearing face before and while the wheels are spinning. This helps force more lubricant into the bearings, once again without any time-consuming disassembly.

6. The bottom of your board should have a light coating of Skanunu and silicone (and crud) as well, so grab an old rag and wipe it all off. This actually adds a side benefit of cleaning up and even lightly coating your deck with a thin sheen of lubricant, making it even more rain resistant!

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