AberdeenBikers

What do you guys use to clean/degrease your chain?

+ whats the best 'after winter' cleaning method?

Parrafin is quite effective and wont affect the o rings on the chain.
After winter i go to the garage, take off the trickle charger and fire it up (still clean from last year). If it goes out on salty roads it gets washed and dried when i get home.

Would WD-40 do the trick?

Wouldn't recommend it Grant.

Stick to paraffin, kerosene or diesel.

Or even better - get a Scottoiler.

Paraffin worked a treat! Cheers!

Good, gonna give paraffin a bash meself then

Grant wrote:What do you guys use to clean/degrease your chain?

How long have you had your bike Grant do you mean this is the 1st time you've cleaned your chain

Boysie wrote:

Grant wrote:What do you guys use to clean/degrease your chain?

How long have you had your bike Grant do you mean this is the 1st time you've cleaned your chain

1st time I've cleaned the chain since getting the new chain last year.

I smell of paraffin now despite having showered and washed my hands god knows hows many times!

Grant wrote:

Boysie wrote:

Grant wrote:What do you guys use to clean/degrease your chain?

How long have you had your bike Grant do you mean this is the 1st time you've cleaned your chain

1st time I've cleaned the chain since getting the new chain last year.

I smell of paraffin now despite having showered and washed my hands god knows hows many times!

Fair enough So what did you use before?

Grant wrote: I smell of paraffin now despite having showered and washed my hands god knows hows many times!

I use those disposable gloves when doing the oily bits as saves spending ages getting oil/grease etc of yer hands. If you only want a small pack Asda sell them in the decorating isle.

jbrebel wrote:

Grant wrote: I smell of paraffin now despite having showered and washed my hands god knows hows many times!

I use those disposable gloves when doing the oily bits as saves spending ages getting oil/grease etc of yer hands. If you only want a small pack Asda sell them in the decorating isle.

I can just see you with your marigolds on! :I can't believe it's not butter!

:I can't believe it's not butter!