[Help Thread] Is my cube / puzzle a dud?

[TheSpeedSkewber]

I don't get why it happens so much. I mean, I've only popped my 3x3 once, and I've been cubing for over a year now (if you don't count the 3 years only doing the 2x2)

This post was fron 2013

 

[Cuber.Hello.com(:]

This post was fron 2013

Fair point.

 

[White KB]

ive been solving my 356m for about only 2 weeks and these strange marks have appeared. this is my first gan cube so im very concerned. please help

P.S this pic was taken a while ago but now the marks are quite more prominent
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Whenever that happens to mine I just rub it off with my finger. Takes a couple minutes but usually works. Let me know if that didn't work after a few minutes.

 

[Thom S.]

So what happened to this cube is that in the end it slowed down a lot. Now it's a worthless hunk of plastic. A similar slow feeling is gradually increasing in my V3 and I'm getting really upset that I'm spending all this money on cubes that break in 3 months. I'm considering quitting cubing unless someone can tell me how to fix this issue.

The two things I can think of besides not cleaning are.
Is your lube slowing down the cubes?
Do you just get sluggisch with your turning once familiar with the new feel of your cube?

 

[Noob's Cubes]

I don't think so and no.