Originally Posted by
cyccommute
And, I’ll say it again, why the complicated multi step process? Have you tested your seven step process and found it to be superior to a single step…shake in mineral spirits…process? Does your overly complicated system give you improved mileage? And by how much? Does it double, triple or even increase chain life by 10 times? Or do you get just about the same mileage as most others who do a lot less work? My money is on the latter.
I used to do a very complicated process until I tried your simplified single step last year. I also use far less solvent and use it for more cleanings now.
It works fine. I am pretty particular about clean and well lubed chains. I also switched from MSW to Silca.