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Originally Posted by LUCAS
Phantomcow2,

I suppose you are talking about the regular Simple Green Degreaser?

I also suppose you remove your chain and put it into an old Gatorade bottle, add some (undiluted Simple Green)?, close the lid and shake the whole thing vigorously until all grime comes loose. Then you fish the chain out and rinse in water. or should the Simple Green be diluted?

What do you think about using gasoline as a chain cleaner? One has to be careful not to use same in an indoor environment and to be careful to make sure there are no possibility of an open fire or sparks around, but I am intrigued by the possibility of the gasoline just evaporating off the chain after cleaning.

What do you think?

Cheers.
Gasoline should NEVER be used for cleaning parts. Gasoline is extremely flammable and it only takes a single spark to ignite. Static electricity from your clothes rubbing together can cause that spark, especially in cold dry air. Use something like mineral spirits if you want a solvent. Although still flammable, it's much safer than gasoline.
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