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KingKong
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PostPosted: 19:43 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Chain Cleaner on Rear Tyre - please advise Reply with quote

Lubed chain, got some on rear tyre, so I used chain cleaner (not lube) to clean tyre. Will this cause slippage on rear tyre?
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PostPosted: 19:56 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depends what it is. As with almost everything, they way to clean it off is hot soapy water followed by clean water to rinse off the soap.
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clean tyres don’t slip so I guess you’re asking whether the cleaner itself will remain on the tyre. I was going to say no, it’s all highly volatile solvents, but looking at the safety data sheet for WD40 chain cleaners (for example), section 3 shows it is >80% non-hazardous ingredients (the rest is solvents, propellants and detergents). What the heck could that 80% consist of?

I just wipe the lubricant (gear oil) off the edge of the tyre with a dry rag, then go easy on the first few corners, just in case. What little remains soon scrubs off.
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PostPosted: 20:17 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unless I'd actually doused the tyre with chain lube I'd just ride it with no fucks given. Probably wouldn't even wipe the tyre.

It can't be any worse than riding home in the rain with a just fitted tyre.
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PostPosted: 20:35 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

If I'm concerned about some sort of contaminant on a tyre I just give it a wipe over with some solvent - usually isopropanol or brake cleaner. I usually have plenty of each laying around.

Stinkwheel's suggestion of hot soapy water and a rinse is, of course, the right way to proceed. Thumbs Up
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KingKong
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PostPosted: 21:02 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
Depends what it is. As with almost everything, they way to clean it off is hot soapy water followed by clean water to rinse off the soap.


As stated, it is chain cleaner. I will go with yours and general consensus on here of soapy water.
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PostPosted: 21:30 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pics so we can see how much you've lubricated the tyre.
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PostPosted: 21:56 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use a stiff washing up brush with some car shampoo on it - if the cleaner is oil based then you’ll need a bit more oomph from the detergent. Then rinse off gently.
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 24 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wire wool dabbed in petrol
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PostPosted: 23:17 - 27 May 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Petrol is expensive, sounds like the OP was trying to improve his MPG.
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