TOMAS
Senior Retro Guru
Cheapest/easiest way... 1x large flip lid pasta jar... 2 pints of petrol, dump chain in and leave it for 24hrs, hook it out with a large pic/spoke... few sprays with Elbow Grease and then rinse with water. Dry with a rag and away you go...
When you calculate the time (hours) spent cleaning etc, just go with the basic clean method above and bin/replace your chain frequently... from a financial/time perspective it makes WAAAAY more sense.
I frequently get asked by customers "whats the best lube" - I now actually emphasize that cleaning thoroughly is far more important than what lube is used and golden rule with lube as mentioned above is that a little goes a long way AND makes cleaning easier when it comes to it... i've had customers liberally apply Muc-Off Dry for months and not clean the chain, they've killed the chain in less than 800 miles and I can tell you that not even petrol fetches the Muc-Off stuff off, it's horrible nasty stuff imho.
When you calculate the time (hours) spent cleaning etc, just go with the basic clean method above and bin/replace your chain frequently... from a financial/time perspective it makes WAAAAY more sense.
I frequently get asked by customers "whats the best lube" - I now actually emphasize that cleaning thoroughly is far more important than what lube is used and golden rule with lube as mentioned above is that a little goes a long way AND makes cleaning easier when it comes to it... i've had customers liberally apply Muc-Off Dry for months and not clean the chain, they've killed the chain in less than 800 miles and I can tell you that not even petrol fetches the Muc-Off stuff off, it's horrible nasty stuff imho.
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