Originally Posted by jmoule
thanks for the advice (both of you so far). it's looking like I'm going to try the WD-40 route. I live in an apartment and leaving something soaking in kerosene sounds....unpleasant.
still open to other advice though. does biodegradable solvent do the same as kerosene?
You can try soaking it in a pie tin full of Simple Green and hot water. I did that with a chain and got it absolutely free of grit and grease. It really came out sparkling.
I'd still hose it out with WD-40 afterwards, though.
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