Tips for getting sand out of bike chain?
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Was thinking about splashing it down with water, but wouldn't that make the chain rust?
Just ordered some White Lightning Epic Ride lube today, so I'll use it after.
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That's why you use a degreaser such as WD-40 because it will force out the water and then you use a proper heavier weight oil/lube for the chain to make sure it stays running smoothly.
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For what? To oil the chain it is pretty close to useless because it is such a light weight oil and will evaporate/run off very quickly - for degreasing it's perfectly adequate so as long as you use it in the correct capacity there are no problems with it.
Yup. People have this ridiculous attitude to WD40, it's an excellent cleaner and pretty decent water disperser (that's what it was designed to do in fact). I always laugh at bike forums who'll go nuts if you admit to using WD40, but love GT85, when it's very close to the same thing (GT85 has PTFE added not because it makes it better, but to avoid infringing the WD40 patent, apparently). It's a horrible lube of course, but that's why you don't use it as a lube.
If you want to get sand or fine grit out of a chain, the best tool is some paraffin (£5 for 4 litres from B&Q, in the greenhouse heaters section) and 2 jars or plastic food tubs. Take chain off bike and hose down to remove surface dirt. Put paraffin in jar, put chain in paraffin, shake shake shake. Then, do the same with the other jar, as the first one will get very dirty and full of sand/dirt.
If you want to get sand or fine grit out of a chain, the best tool is some paraffin (£5 for 4 litres from B&Q, in the greenhouse heaters section) and 2 jars or plastic food tubs. Take chain off bike and hose down to remove surface dirt. Put paraffin in jar, put chain in paraffin, shake shake shake. Then, do the same with the other jar, as the first one will get very dirty and full of sand/dirt.
