Originally Posted by
veganbikes
I wouldn't swing chains unless you are in a 50s style greaser gang. If I were to take a chain off I would hang it and wipe it down and then let it air dry the rest of the way or use an air gun or something to blow the rest out.
It's a system that worked for me to get the worst of the liquid off quickly. The only difference was that this time I had opened the split link and forgot it was not secure.
I'm not old enough to remember the 50s, but I was a regular at 1950s rock and roll clubs in the late 1970s, and I knew at least one person who wore a length of motorcycle chain as a belt, with a clip he could undo quickly in case of trouble.