Which Degreaser?

What's the poor mans choice of degreaser for cleaning the chain? I'm
thinking something cheap-as-chips that'll sit proudly next to the B&Q
chainsaw oil.

Mark.

Mark Thompson wrote:
What's the poor mans choice of degreaser for cleaning the chain? I'm
thinking something cheap-as-chips that'll sit proudly next to the B&Q
chainsaw oil.

Mark.

Diesel

"Mark Thompson" wrote in message
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What's the poor mans choice of degreaser for cleaning the chain? I'm
thinking something cheap-as-chips that'll sit proudly next to the B&Q
chainsaw oil.


I rarely degrease my MTB chain - I simply bung more chain saw oil on. When I
thoroughly clean my transmission I use gunk or paraffin (because I have run
out of jizer). I have recently discovered muckoff - it's excellent for most
stuff, but after several months of repeated applications of chainsaw oil it
doesn't make much of an impression on the chain. The muckoff is used
sparingly, I spray the bike with water then paint the muckoff on and work it
in with the brush. I expect a 4 litre bottle will last several years. I
bought it for £15 from Nelson's cycles - this compares with £25 or so from
Halfords.

Back to the chain; paraffin is probably the cheapest bet, then a generous
application of chainsaw oil. With decent MTB chains costing less than £8 I
swap them reasonably often, I usually bung the old one away before it's done
800 off road miles.

I use an XT chainset and cassette, even with my cheap and cheerful cleaning
they seem to last a very long time.

I'm pleased to see that there's another believer in chainsaw oil (although I
bought my 5 litre of it in CeeGees rather than B&Q - it cost £3.45 in 1998
and I expect to leave almost 2 litre of it to my neice).

John

Eatmorepies wrote:
"Mark Thompson" wrote in message
. 1.4...

What's the poor mans choice of degreaser for cleaning the chain? I'm
thinking something cheap-as-chips that'll sit proudly next to the B&Q
chainsaw oil.



I rarely degrease my MTB chain - I simply bung more chain saw oil on. When I
thoroughly clean my transmission I use gunk or paraffin (because I have run
out of jizer). I have recently discovered muckoff - it's excellent for most
stuff, but after several months of repeated applications of chainsaw oil it
doesn't make much of an impression on the chain. The muckoff is used
sparingly, I spray the bike with water then paint the muckoff on and work it
in with the brush. I expect a 4 litre bottle will last several years. I
bought it for £15 from Nelson's cycles - this compares with £25 or so from
Halfords.

Back to the chain; paraffin is probably the cheapest bet, then a generous
application of chainsaw oil. With decent MTB chains costing less than £8 I
swap them reasonably often, I usually bung the old one away before it's done
800 off road miles.

I use an XT chainset and cassette, even with my cheap and cheerful cleaning
they seem to last a very long time.

I'm pleased to see that there's another believer in chainsaw oil (although I
bought my 5 litre of it in CeeGees rather than B&Q - it cost £3.45 in 1998
and I expect to leave almost 2 litre of it to my neice).

John



I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a litre
is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to hand
these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix were
cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!

I'm pleased to see that there's another believer in chainsaw oil
(although I
bought my 5 litre of it in CeeGees rather than B&Q - it cost £3.45 in
1998
and I expect to leave almost 2 litre of it to my neice).

John



I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a litre
is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to hand
these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix were
cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!

It's good to see that you do research before buying.

John

Mark Thompson wrote:
What's the poor mans choice of degreaser for cleaning the chain? I'm
thinking something cheap-as-chips that'll sit proudly next to the B&Q
chainsaw oil.

White spirit: v clean & can be reused.

~PB

Eatmorepies wrote:
I'm pleased to see that there's another believer in chainsaw oil

(although I

bought my 5 litre of it in CeeGees rather than B&Q - it cost £3.45 in

1998

and I expect to leave almost 2 litre of it to my neice).

John




I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a litre
is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to hand
these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix were
cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!


It's good to see that you do research before buying.

John


I did try to find an oil supplier locally but I could only find
suppliers of heating oil or wholesale oil suppliers. Took me a while to
find a hand oil can, £3.49 in Halfords, flexible spout which is useful
for chain oiling.

MSeries wrote:
I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a litre
is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to hand
these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix were
cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!

Wow.. I did't realise chainsaw oil would degrease a chain

Pete

Ningi wrote:
MSeries wrote:

I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a
litre is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to
hand these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix
were cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!


Wow.. I did't realise chainsaw oil would degrease a chain

Pete

Keep up at the back.

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 19:27:57 +0000, MSeries
wrote:

Ningi wrote:
MSeries wrote:

I have been quite pleased with chainsaw oil this winter. Got mine from
B&Q as I couldn't be arsed to find a cheaper supplier. £2.54 for a
litre is not too expensive, I have no children or nieces or nephews to
hand these things down to so it would be a waste anyway !!!! Screwfix
were cheaper but delivery bumped the price up !!


Wow.. I did't realise chainsaw oil would degrease a chain

Pete

Keep up at the back.

degreaser can be recycled too. Use a coffee filter paper to remove the
solids, or even just let it stand and then decant/siphon.