Chain Gunk

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Cleaning my bike last night with Autoglm Motorcycle Cleaner, Pledge, and Autosol, and realised that 90% of the cleaning involves removing chain gank, the rest of it is a piece of piss.

What does everyone use to remove this stuff? It's shitted 2 really expensive cloths I have.

Also, what do you use for finishing off the bike? I always end up with a crappy finish on the painted metal parts like on some of the running gear, headstock, etc.

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Parrafin to de-gunk, though I've recently used Cillit Bang Green for general metal degreasing - works pretty well.

Finishing? Usually Mr. Sheene, or a Meguairs Stage 3 Wax for painted panels.

Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

I don't really keep any rags Sad

I spent ages cleaning my bike last night, and ended up covering all my cloths in goo, dammit.

Also totally wasted a brush trying to get gunk off of the swingarm.

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Wd40 and kitchen towel.

Value kitchen roll at that, none of your fancy superabsorbant nonsense.

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Thanks for the replies, seems like Jack Cheese is having similar problems with "Holts Chain Lube".

It's fucking dire stuff.

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RobB · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Karma :

Holts Chain Lube? The sticky, slimy green one?

Used it last year, to begin with I thought I'd picked up the wrong tin and got some sort of party trick spray, silly string or something. Hate the stuff with a passion. Had to re-lube quickly last week to take it for the MOT, and Holts was the only one I could find in the flat. Was livid that I had to slime up the chain again. I'm still angry now.
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Method · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Karma :

I just use Fuch Off. or Engine Gunk.

Good stuff Thumbs Up

Removes everything.
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Skunkcap Freddie · Brolly Dolly Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

wd40 with a toothbrush and then an old polishing cloth .

then apply the chain wax

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

bowl of petrol and a fine brass wire brush, sorted! Thumbs Up

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Would WD40 damage the chain's o-ring seals?

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Not if its a non O ring chain Very Happy

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

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nrml76 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Karma :

For cleaning the chain itself, I use white spirit and a Tesco value paint brush. For the fling off, I just jet wash about once a week; shampoo and rinse. I was using Wurth dry chain lube (great stuff - it doesn't have any fling off at all), but my chain tends to dry up on long trips. I am now increasingly using moly grease lightly smeared on the chain. It doesn't fling off, melts and enters all the spaces between links and keeps the chain lubed for weeks.