Old 04-10-19, 08:13 AM
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bakerjw
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I have 3 jars of kerosene.
I swish chains in one for a bit before moving it to the next one and repeat. By the time it comes out of the last one it is pretty clean.
I then put the chain into a cake pan and use a paint brush and kerosene to clean off any residual contaminants.
I then blow it out with compressed air before rinsing it in acetone or similar.
I do the same with the rest of the drivetrain components.
When it is all back together, I douse it with dry chain lube a couple of times to ensure that it has gotten inside of the links.

Dry lube doesn't pick up gunk like the wet lube does. On my bikepacking bikes, I use wet lube and I can attest that after several days on Canadian and Montana forest roads, it will be an absolute mess.
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