Rusty chain

[BadDog]

Through having a bit of a search, I've found that you can remove rust from a chain with a toothbrush and paraffin. Just been round to the local hardware shop and the smallest container they do paraffin in is 4 litre cans . However, they do have small bottles of turps and meths. Given that it's a o-ring chain, would either of these be ok? My preference would be for the meths so I can numb the pain of the 4 hours scrubbing I'm going to have to do.

[Timmeh]

the general word on the street is that spirit- and petrol-based solvents damage o-rings real good.


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[stirlinggaz]

hi,
i buy the 4l tubs.
although i dont just scrub the chain with the toothbrush, i blast it with the oil can/spout thing with the compressor, so it uses a LOT of parrafin.
it does last for ages though (had this tub for about a year & still almost half left, lol) & can be used for all sorts of things.
its only about a fiver for the big container anyway.
means you can afford to use it liberally.
& if the chains got a split link, you can take the chain off & dunk it in a big tub of parrafin for a wee while.
cheers,
GAZ

[Whosthedaddy]

You can always use the excess Paraffin to clean the grotty / oily bits on the bike too rather than expensive degreasers.
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[Mudskipper]

[Davie_G71]

Sorry to hijack, but can you use parrafin on painted wheels to clean them? I say painted i think they are powder coated white.
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