Originally Posted by
Ira B
Motor oil would work well. Use plenty of it, then plenty of paper towels to remove as much from the outside of the chain as possible.
Oh yuck!
I agree with the part about removing as much from the outside of the chain as possible. "Use plenty of it", not so much. It only takes the tiniest drop that you can manage on each link. Give it a while (15 - 30 min) to migrate into the innerds of the chain and then wipe away as much as you can.