Originally Posted by
AlphaDogg
I was soaking the chain in OMS overnight, in a glass snapple bottle. I left it outside on the front porch (even though it's "odorless", it still smells). When the newspaper got delivered this morning, they hit the bottle and shattered it. OMS on the newspaper is just what I wanted
. AND that caused me to lose about 16oz of mineral spirits, HALF of what I have. I'll get a gallon jug of it next time.
Next time put the MS in a 32oz Gatorade bottle. I've had used dirty MS in these containers for months, the plastic does not break down. The top has a wide mouth for easy chain removal (use an old spoke to reach in and grab the chain.)
With the Gatorade bottle you can also shake the thing to your heart's content without worrying about it leaking out the cap. It's the best container I've found for cleaning chains. Much better than scrubbing in a cake pan with a toothbrush.