Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Kinda technically, a 'paraffin' is any hydrocarbon. It's a common named used by (older than me) chemists to describe any saturated hydrocarbon. Paraffin wax is a long chain hydrocarbon of 20 to 40 carbon units that is a solid at room temperature. The oil above is less than 20 carbon units but probably more than about 10...which is kerosene/diesel fuel.
Interesting, makes sense. I just stumbled on that when I was looking for bulk wax. I'm going to give this a try just for grins and see if I see a change in chain life. I have seen the wax lubes in a bottle and wasn't interested much. This method seems to make more sense. Since I rarely ride in rain, I expect it will work just fine. A clean chain could save me enough money in ruined clothes to pay for an extra chain or two a year
