chain cleaning

[se7enty7]

kerosene, wd-40, or diesel fuel?[/u]

[dgyver]

New chains I use kerosene to clean off all the white sticky crap (I think it is white lithium grease). Later usually use a hand dish soap (dawn or joy). Sometimes I will use kerosene to get it really clean. I had been using a Honda lube that does not last in rain but it cleans up easily. Recently I have started using Chain Wax lube since I have been caught in the rain several times.

[se7enty7]

I bought some chain lube... its in a can and is thick black junk.  It got all over my white wheels.. grr

[The Buddha]

Cleaning wheels ... dish washing liquid.
Cool.
Srinath.

[se7enty7]

Cleaning wheels ... dish washing liquid.
Cool.
Srinath.

hmmm... I used a bit of rubbing alchohol...

[The Buddha]

Yea lots of things will work ... including gas and kerosene ... for wheels, there is no O rings ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[Jace009]

just wondering if diesel fuel would work to clean the chain since it's mostly oil anyways....??


ya I remember those white wheel days...Clean polish-ride-clean again....I had enough and broke out the can of krylon  I went w/ a black wheel and taped it up so the spokes are a marron red