Thread: After washing/lubing chain, grinding noise. Help!
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Old 03-08-12 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jim hughes
After scrubbing with a water-based cleaner you need to flush with WD40. Black stuff will flow out, reminding you that water-based cleaning solutions don't really work (although we all dearly wish that they did) and that we only use them because we can't buy mineral spirits at Home Depot any more. Wipe off all the black stuff, let it dry for a while and then lube.
If you want good solvent for chain cleaning (except maybe in California) go to the hardware store and buy naphtha. It's very similar to clear mineral spirits, except it dries slightly faster.

BTW- use naphtha outdoors or with good ventilation, and keep the container tightly closed for storage.
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