in reply to bijan: I made sure that the whole chain, front chain rings, rear cassette, rear mech and jockey wheels were spotless, done using hot soapy water and a scrubbing brush, I then dried the chain and used the muc off de greaser to make sure there was nothing on the chain to get it ready for re lubing.
in reply to rekmeyata: I did read the information you gave me, even though I know that things such as chain lube is all down to personal prefference and what works well for you might not work for someone else, I just wanted a few different oppions thats all.