White spirit chain cleaning question
Re: White spirit chain cleaning question
I find it cleans just as well,even after multiple uses.
Last edited by reohn2 on 25 May 2015, 10:48pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Heltor Chasca
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Re: White spirit chain cleaning question
I'm using diesel (chain off/shake/soak method) an I missing summat not using WS? Cost?
Re: White spirit chain cleaning question
Heltor Chasca wrote:I'm using diesel (chain off/shake/soak method) an I missing summat not using WS? Cost?
WS costs more than diesel:- http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-white ... 048_BQ.prd but doesn't stink the same,and can be used over and over again making cost negligible.
I bought 4ltr a few months ago for chain cleaning and occasional brush & tar spot cleaning(it's good for removing oil stains from clothing too
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Re: White spirit chain cleaning question
I've a technique I sometimes have to resort to when touring.
My chain is filthy and dry. I'm on the road. What do I do.
I find a garage and rooting around in the rubbish bin, I pick out an empty car-oil container.
I get half a litre of diesel in that.
I cycle out the country where I find an old dump or something.
I rotate the pedals backwards while pouring the diesel over the chain.
It dries with a residual lubrication as I cycle on.
I don't know what effect this has on subsequent wear. IME, nothing affects that!
My chain is filthy and dry. I'm on the road. What do I do.
I find a garage and rooting around in the rubbish bin, I pick out an empty car-oil container.
I get half a litre of diesel in that.
I cycle out the country where I find an old dump or something.
I rotate the pedals backwards while pouring the diesel over the chain.
It dries with a residual lubrication as I cycle on.
I don't know what effect this has on subsequent wear. IME, nothing affects that!
Re: White spirit chain cleaning question
reohn2 wrote:I bought 4ltr a few months ago for chain cleaning and occasional brush & tar spot cleaning(it's good for removing oil stains from clothing too :) ) the first for at least 5years+
I keep a separate small container of clean white spirit for spot cleaning (incl. hands when oil painty). One common use is getting the grunge off things you have just purchased where you peel the price tag off and then have the grief getting the glue mess left behind off without damaging what you've just purchased !!!
Ian