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Old 07-17-08, 10:43 PM
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Cleaning cog

Could anyone recommend a good way of cleaning a cog that has some old dried up gook on it?
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Dude, gook is not the preferred nomenclature.
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degreaser like el duke
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I chuckled.
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Simple Green... soak... wipe off "gunk" or scrub with toothbrush if necessary, then rinse, then dry, then lube...

And by "gunk", I mean "gook".
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Try WD40. It was originally designed as a cleaner. I've used it on race motorcycle sprockets many times. It works really well.
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Originally Posted by thisis amazing!
shouldn't it be laisis?
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hahaha sorry for the typo. Thanks for the advice guys.
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