I have always liked the clean look of waxed chains that I see in pictures, but I would be doing that every week using 200 mile intervals. I don't clean my chains at anywhere close to that frequency. I just add some more lube and maybe wipe them down. They come off the bikes and get a mineral spirit bath every once in a while (every 2 or 3 months). They get replaced every year or two. The waxing process just seems like too much added work for my purposes.