drewtk

I don't see how it would, and I personally don't do it.

As for wax flakes from a newly waxed chain, I don't think you can completely avoid it, I do a few things that seem to help. First is after the chain has cooled down, I do a loose wipe with a rag. After installing the chain back on the bike, I take it outside and reverse spin on the cranks for a bit with the bike leaned towards me. This seems to loosen the vast majority of the flakes, and by tilting the bike towards me, most of the flakes fall on the ground rather than on the bike.

Last, I use a cheap paint brush to wipe any wax flakes from the bike, and I reverse spin the cranks and wipe the chain and cassette with the brush. The brush does a good job of removing flakes without smearing them into the bike, like a paper towel or rag would. Or if you have an air blower nearby, I think that would do the same thing.