precleaning new chains?

Does anyone clean the wax or whatever off new chains before installing them?
What is that stuff?

Boatman

Boatman wrote:
Does anyone clean the wax or whatever off new chains before
installing them?

Some do; some don't.

Bill "HTH, YMMV, IMO" S.

Boatman wrote:
Does anyone clean the wax or whatever off new chains before
installing them? What is that stuff?

Boatman

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

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

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.

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:54:09 +0000, Boatman wrote:

I might take a little Simple Green on a cloth to it.

I use simple green and a toothbrush on my chain, then a high pressure hose
to blast out the grit. Works great, though you need a nice sunbeam to dry
out the chain afterwards, a hard thing to find this time of year. :P

maxo wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:54:09 +0000, Boatman wrote:

I might take a little Simple Green on a cloth to it.

I use simple green and a toothbrush on my chain, then a high pressure
hose to blast out the grit. Works great, though you need a nice
sunbeam to dry out the chain afterwards, a hard thing to find this
time of year. :P

Stick it in the microwave.

Bill "high setting, 6 mins." S.

On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:58:23 GMT, "B i l l S o r n s o n"
wrote:

maxo wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:54:09 +0000, Boatman wrote:

I might take a little Simple Green on a cloth to it.

I use simple green and a toothbrush on my chain, then a high pressure
hose to blast out the grit. Works great, though you need a nice
sunbeam to dry out the chain afterwards, a hard thing to find this
time of year. :P

Stick it in the microwave.

Bill "high setting, 6 mins." S.


Are you kidding? I hope you're kidding...

-B
....let's see, was that 6 minute on high, he said?...

Jacobe Hazzard Wrote:
Boatman wrote:
Does anyone clean the wax or whatever off new chains before
installing them? What is that stuff?

Boatman

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

it's actually a thick rust inhibitor for long term
storage... should definitely be removed and lubed with a quality lube
before use, otherwise the stickiness of the inhibitor will result in a
dirty and clogged chain in no time.


--
dorkpants

dorkpants wrote:

confused: it's actually a thick rust inhibitor for long term
storage... should definitely be removed and lubed with a quality lube
before use, otherwise the stickiness of the inhibitor will result in a
dirty and clogged chain in no time.

I contend that you are WRONG.