Boatman wrote:
Jacobe Hazzard wrote:

It's the factory grease, and it's good stuff. You don't need to clean
it.

I like to keep my chain clean and fairly grease free... at least on
the outside of the chain. The problem is that it's hard to just clean
the outside. I might take a little Simple Green on a cloth to it.

Boatman

It would be best to run the chain backwards and gently rub off excess
grease with a clean rag. If simple green is a degreaser of some sort, then
it's probably best to keep it out of the chain, or you may lose grease
from where it protects and lubricates.