? Regarding the topic. I used simple green yesterday to degrease and scrubbed it with a brush then dried it with a rag and lubed the chain. It was my first time doing this, will my chain explode ? What should I do now ?

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Did you rinse the Simple Green off?

I used Simple Green for years cleaning my motorcyle drivetrain with no problems. I really don't see how it would be any different on a bicycle. Just make sure you rinse the stuff off good and it will be fine.

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Uh oh.

Lol.. +1

Make sure you rinse the simple green off fully. I like the original myself. Havent really noticed much difference between it and the auto stuff. Auto stuff is a bit darker and maybe a bit more pungent in smell. But do make sure you get it all off. I used it to take pitch and gum off of sawblades (soak for 1-3 hours) accidentally forgot about a saw blade for about 2 days. the simple green attacked the metal and pitted it and left corrosion spots. Its a great cleaner but get it off and protect metal parts with a lubricant. (chain oil, grease, wax, whatever) Now this is not available easily enough yet. But the last time I went to my local aerospace symposium the simple green guy was there with all the new goodies. (I always get lots of freebies ) This time I got this stuff called simple green aircraft. https://gsa.simplegreen.com/gsa_products_extreme.php. yes its expensive. I just got a small bottle of it. But unlike regular simple green its safe on composites, aluminum and painted surfaces. Now im not saying that I haven't used simple green on aluminum and what not before and had good luck but this stuff is just better designed for it.

Good luck
Sean Scott

Should I just get a new chain ?

Na. wash it off and dry it. put your favorite oil on and see what happens. worst case scenario its just going to wear prematurely. just have the lbs check the stretch after so long. but no point in fixing a non existent problem

I have used Simple Green for so many years I can't remember. I have never had a problem with it but I have always used it in a spray/stream pump bottle and always diluted about 4:1.

When I am cleaning my bike and after I have finished washing the frame, wheels etc., I spray the diluted Simple Green on the cassette, chain rings, RD, FD, then brush with Park cleaning brushes the stubborn areas. As soon as I finish up I spray everything down throughly with a hose. Has always worked perfectly and makes the whole gear train look like new.

I always thought even undiluted there would be no issues, but judging from people's experiences, maybe not!

I guess I am weird. I use 409 for all my on bike cleaning.

Just keep Simple Green away from bearings....

What about dish soap?

I used to wash my parents' cars with an auto sponge, a bucket of hot water and good squirt of dish soap in there. Got the cars amazingly clean. Before I started using Simple Green I would use hot water and dish soap. I just dipped a rag in the bucket, wrung it out, and wiped down the frame. Then I rinsed the rag in water only and went over the frame one more time to get all the residual dish soap. I haven't tried it on greasy drive train parts though. I wonder if that would work...