Originally Posted by
ironwood
Sheldon Brown's method of putting the chain and cleaner in an old soda bottle, and then shaking it, seems to work . It's cheap also.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I do this routinely, but occasionally (when I have some time) I will dump the chains into my heated ultrasonic cleaner for the spa treatment. I really don't think it is functionally better but it makes me feel good to see a chain that clean.