Originally Posted by
kingston
Coincidentally, I waxed a chain yesterday and timed the entire process.
- Remove chain
- Put a waxed chain on the bike
- Put the used chain in the crock-pot
- Take the chain out of the crock-pot and hang it up
- Roll up the waxed chain and put it on the shelf
Total time: a couple of hours
Working time: seven-and-a-half minutes.
I'm guessing it's closer to 2 minutes and no wait time to apply the squirt.
But let me ask ya, how are you reattaching the chain? Are you reusing a master link? Are you just pushing out a pin and reinserting it? Both of these methods are weakening the chain. Do you have spare links or fresh pins to use? Supposedly what I did was only required for the first use to remove the factory lube, each additional application just requires a drop on each pin and no removal required. It is also possible to do it while on the road.
I hear you though. If it is easy enough to remove and replace the chain, why not? I just never did the hot wax thing. For that matter I was always bad about doing any maintenance.