Originally Posted by Ed Holland
My present favourite is to remove the chain, tie it into an old pair of socks and run it on a short, hot program in the washing machine, followed by thorough drying (hot radiator or the bottom of a warm oven). I used to use mineral spirit, but this method is very effective and avoids the exposure to solvents, nasty vapours etc.
Ed
sounds like it would work
but
you must have an incredibly forgiving spouse, my wife would have me on the couch for a week if she cought me with bike parts in the dishwasher