Kingfisher101
Veteran
I'm after a better degreaser for the drive chain. Which do you recommend please? For a mountain bike and I'm not after waxing the chain afterwards etc.
Which degreaser for the drivechain is best please?
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Screw Fix No Nonsense Degreaser. 5l lasts ages as you dilute it, and it's also really good for general household cleaning.
My "humerous" reply would have been to try a bit of "Elbow Grease"!
But then realised that you can actually buy the stuff ..
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/294530429
Has anybody tried it?
But then realised that you can actually buy the stuff ..
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/294530429
Has anybody tried it?
AndyRM
XOXO
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Not on a bike, but it works grand on surfaces including fabrics, so I don't see why it wouldn't be fine on a drivechain.
@fossyant has the best suggestion I think - I use Muc-Off drivetrain degreaser when I don't clean for a while as it's spray on so gets into things well, but when regularly cleaning I use cheap citrus degreaser from whatever source I can get it. I have about 3L of a 5L tub I bought a few years ago left.
For daily cleaning I'll get a microfibre cloth with a little degreaser sprayed on and then just wipe over everything and run the chain through it by hand.
For daily cleaning I'll get a microfibre cloth with a little degreaser sprayed on and then just wipe over everything and run the chain through it by hand.
Drago
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And the crud settles out and you can pour the clean stuff off and reuse it,
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Brandane
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Diesel.
Gwylan
Veteran
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+1 for SF
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
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I'm not sure why you want to degrease your chain, if you mean as a precursor to cleaning it I'd use diesel and wipe off really well. I then like to apply chainsaw oil (again diluted with a bit of diesel).
rockyroller
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mineral spirits
Drago
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Depleted uranium.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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I use Jizer in an ultrasonic bath, and then thoroughly rinse,dry and re-oil. Not very often but sometimes.
grldtnr
Über Member
And why not ?
Paraffin is good as well. Pour some into a bottle , pop the chain in , cap o
It, give it a ger ger jiggle,fish it out hang and air dry.
It also lubricated lightly.
grldtnr
Über Member
I believe that may just be a slightly flippant reply....
Can you get it down at Wickes.....the one with the tank parked outside.
