Step one: Purchase inexpensive degreser to clean your cogs and chain. Use gear brush to clean the cogs.
Zep Heavy duty citrus cleaner at Lowes. $12 a gallon
http://www.lowes.com/pd_369895-531-Z...ner&facetInfo=
Step two: Clean the chain. Use the citrus cleaner in the scrubber. Wipe dry.
Park Tool Cyclone Chain Scrubber. Absolutely the best cleaning tool available for a chain and very easy to use.
http://www.parktool.com/product/cycl...crubber-CM-5-2
Step three: aply to all sections of your chain then wipe off excess.
Boesheild T-9. Nothing sticks to it and leaves my chain looking like it was just made yesterday. Makes my chains run almost silent.
http://boeshield.com/
Step four: Lithium in cogs and pivots/fulcrum points. Wipe off excess.
Liquid Wrench spray lithium with solvent carrier
http://www.lowes.com/pd_235861-1409-...cetInfo=Liquid Wrench