Wax treatment for a chain?
After applying the umpteenth bottle of drip-lube to my foul-weather commuter, I began to remember hearing something about French roadies removing their chains and boiling them in wax for a deep-penetrating, long-lasting, low-grime attracting lubrication system. Can anyone confirm this? What do you do? Just heat the wax in a pan and toss in the chain, or is there something more?
Also, what wax should one use? I'd think that heavy pipe thread (plumber's) wax might be tenacious and waterproof when dry, but then again some high-tech, graphite impregnated ski base wax might be a better choice?