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Old 12-29-16 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bulldog1935
but every wax-based lubricant currently on the market is water-soluble.
No, they aren't. Petroleum derived waxes are not water soluble. The wax based lubricants use mineral spirits to solubilize the wax which is a common solvent in many other chain lubricants.
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