Originally Posted by
Tundra_Man
A little rainy on this morning's ride with a mild head wind. Nothing too exciting.
Threw my hybrid up on my work stand last night with the intention of cleaning/lubing my chain. Been experimenting with chain saw oil thinned with mineral spirits. So far I've found it to work great as far as lubrication, but attracts a crazy amount of dirt. The stuff is pretty sticky. I think I'm going to have to thin it a bit more than I have.
I don't think thinning it more will help. The mineral spirits may "thin" it initially to help it flow during application. But then those spirits evaporate away leaving you with straight bar oil, which is super thick and sticky as you noted.