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Originally Posted by bbrider77 (Post 8654096)

I have found a fairly decent method - I pop the chain off (with a quik connect link) and toss it in a bucket with boiling water mixed with some SimpleGreen. The degreaser is safe, and the heat helps break down the baked on grease. Mix it around and then rinse - and off you go!

What do you do with the waste water once you're done?

As for the never-ending controversy, I appreciate all the ideas we're seeing here. I'm glad no one is shouting now, at least not yet.

This is one rare area where I disagree with Jobst Brand'ts advice. I feel that any of the above techniques is better than normal neglect! (Jobst's advice, if I remember properly, says that solvents and lubricants are worse than useless if you don't remove the grit completely.)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Underbridge (Post 8647298)

OP, ya gotta tell us - was quoting that article today a hilarious coincidence, or a great troll?

Well done either way.

As to getting teflon to stick, I personally use chemical vapor deposition. Those of you without a lab-grade evaporating device and diffusion pump might have to go with WD-40. Sure it's not a real lubricant, but whaddya gonna do?

Yep, CVD's a good way.

Could also try to grow a self-assembled tribological monolayer on the oxide layer with some octadecyltrichlorosilane in cyclohexane.

Remove cassette and chain and clean with paint thinner.