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Old 08-19-08 | 07:53 PM
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robmcl
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Originally Posted by Dan The Man
What do you use to clean your chain on tour? Just a rag. Do you use any solvent? I thought about using methyl alcohol fuel as a degreaser, anyone try this?
Not a real good idea. Methanol is not the healthiest thing to handle in that way (there is another thread about this), not the best thing to dump into the environment, and probably not a real good solvent for grime either. The liquid orange cleaners would be better or even charcoal lighter fluid.
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