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Llatikcuf wrote: VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate Humph. One more reason to avoid cleaning my chain with Simple Green- it's water based. I can't see how it would be good to wash the chain off with water, then try to get all the water out with oil. Why not use an oil-based solvent to begin with? (I use kerosene, by the way.) Jeff |
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I've always wondered the same thing, I use Diesel or Mobil One cut with 4
parts Paint Thinner. "JeffWills" wrote in message ups.com... Llatikcuf wrote: VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate Humph. One more reason to avoid cleaning my chain with Simple Green- it's water based. I can't see how it would be good to wash the chain off with water, then try to get all the water out with oil. Why not use an oil-based solvent to begin with? (I use kerosene, by the way.) Jeff |
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"Wannagofast" wrote in message om... I've always wondered the same thing, I use Diesel or Mobil One cut with 4 parts Paint Thinner. "JeffWills" wrote in message ups.com... Llatikcuf wrote: VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate Humph. One more reason to avoid cleaning my chain with Simple Green- it's water based. I can't see how it would be good to wash the chain off with water, then try to get all the water out with oil. Why not use an oil-based solvent to begin with? (I use kerosene, by the way.) Jeff Hi, I'm new to the group; been lurking for a while - thought I'd toss in my 2-cents on this one. I recently bought a small ultrasonic cleaner (for jewelry). Its intended for water, but I use mineral spirits in it to clean bicycle parts. It does an excellent job, especially on chains and freewheels. For lubrication, I soak the chain in liquid parafin - something I learned 25 years ago. Maybe not the best method, but the chain is quiet and doesn't seem to collect much grime. -- ....The Bit Eimer NAR 84054 L1 "My goal in life is to be the kind of person my cat thinks he is" [remove keinewurst and reverse letters in domain to email me] -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"Llatikcuf" wrote in message oups.com... VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate Also applies to our friends with now-ugly Dura-Ace derailleurs that were soaked overnight in Simple Green. -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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"Wannagofast" wrote in message om... I've always wondered the same thing, I use Diesel or Mobil One cut with 4 parts Paint Thinner. That gives you a 50% chance of actually using a lubricant. Cal |
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Llatikcuf wrote: VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate COULD IT BE THE CHAIN? A couple of months ago I bought a new Sram chain and soaked it paint thinner for about 10 minutes to take off the factory lube because I use White Lightning wax and you need to remove all lube before applying the wax. Anyway, after putting on the chain and taking my bike for a ride, the drive train sounded really bad. I discovered there were 3 missing rollers (all next to each other) so I replaced them with the extra chain links I still had and haven't had a problem since(about 400 miles. I'm not sure if the rollers were missing from the beginning, broke off after installing the chain and riding, or if the paint thinner caused it. I know there have been other post about Sram chain rollers being pitted. John |
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Simple Green and Chains - Velonews article
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote: "Llatikcuf" wrote in message oups.com... VeloNews did a tech article on it: http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/...es/9216.0.html -Nate Also applies to our friends with now-ugly Dura-Ace derailleurs that were soaked overnight in Simple Green. I did that with an XT, left a green line accross the middle and one side was darker than the other. -Nate |
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Anybody that leaves parts to soak in a water based degreaser overnight
deserves whatever damage gets done. I use Simple green on the chain when it's warm enough outside to dry the chain completely before relubing. In the winter, it's a matter of using Power Lube (or similar), and then wiping the thing dry. About once every other moth is all that's needed. Get some fenders for winter folks, and keep at least a modicum of slop off your chains--you won't have to deal with them that oftern. |
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After reading several posts in this thread I got out a spray can of Simple
Green that I have and actually read the directions! What it actually says regarding "soak" time is: "Let foam stand on surface for several minutes." "Leave on longer for heavier soiled surfaces." It then goes on to recommend scrubbing, rinsing with water and drying. From those directions I would conclude that 'longer' would mean more minutes of soak time, not hours, days, weeks or months! Perhaps the directions are different on different forms of Simple Green containers (I just have the spray can) but if those directions are at all consistent from one type of container to another I wonder where people would get the idea that soaking chains for days, weeks, and longer, was a good idea? Chuck |
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