Exactly what Leo said..

plus the fact that I find using degreasing dish soap to work even better
than the expensive solvents!

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com




"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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"alan" wrote: (clip)is there any reason (other than environmeltal) that
one
should not use solvents on the chain (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Lets say you apply solvent to the chain, by dipping, spraying or wiping,
and
it penetrates into the link pin clearances. If you then lubricate the
chain, the solvent is in the spaces where you want the lubricant to go.
You
could wind up riding with a clean chain and little or no lubricant in the
loaded areas. I like to use a product which is both a lubricant and a
solvent, so I am less likely to wind up with dry surfaces inside the
chain.