Rockman Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I just cleaned my chain, I thought this way may be useful to you guys. Take your chain off your bike put it into a bottle fill the bottle 1/4 with water and a bit of fairy liquid shake it until the water is black then repeat another time fill again with 1/4 water and keep doing this till the water isn't dirty any more if you have a product called "sticky stuff remover" put a few drops of that in aswell which removes oil when you have done that lay it on a towel etc. and spray with oil Hope this helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I just cleaned my chain, I thought this way may be useful to you guys. Take your chain off your bike put it into a bottle fill the bottle 1/4 with water and a bit of fairy liquid shake it until the water is black then repeat another time fill again with 1/4 water and keep doing this till the water isn't dirty any more if you have a product called "sticky stuff remover" put a few drops of that in aswell which removes oil when you have done that lay it on a towel etc. and spray with oil Hope this helped kool but i just washed my chain :L shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221ti Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 what if i cant take my chain of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John - Hynes Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 I would imagine proper degreaser would be slightly better than fairy. Use gunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-bonham@hotmail.com Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 if mine need a proper clean it's much easier to throw it into a bit of diesel...... dry it off, lube it up. jobs a gooden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Muc off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 if mine need a proper clean it's much easier to throw it into a bit of diesel...... dry it off, lube it up. jobs a gooden. Just in case you or others are not aware diesel contains one of the most carcinogenic non radioactive substances known to man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George.E Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Just in case you or others are not aware diesel contains one of the most carcinogenic non radioactive substances known to man. Haaa, i shall sleep a lot easier tonight thankyou Only joking mate, good fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Just in case you or others are not aware diesel contains one of the most carcinogenic non radioactive substances known to man. Doesn't that mean it would have to be burnt and the carcogen would be in the fumes? So as long as you don't burn it it'll be all right? I only say this because at school we are no longer allowed to burn crude oil or to distillate it fractionally due to the carcinogens in the fumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 What the mother in epicness is a carcinogen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 A chemical which can cause cancer, most commonly found in cigarette smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 You could try riding your ridiculously expensive bikes often enough that they don't go rusty.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 A chemical which can cause cancer, most commonly found in cigarette smoke. am never riding a bike ever again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Limburn Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 i can never be arsed to take my chain off. if its all gunky i just use brake cleaner and an old toothbrush. lube her up after and jobs a gooden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Doesn't that mean it would have to be burnt and the carcogen would be in the fumes? So as long as you don't burn it it'll be all right? I only say this because at school we are no longer allowed to burn crude oil or to distillate it fractionally due to the carcinogens in the fumes. I don't believe so, wearing of protective gloves is a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK999 Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 What the mother in epicness is a carcinogen Every substance in the world ever basically, occasionally the flavour of the month carcinogen gets some bad press and people decide to get scared about it. Bearing in mind you can't do a 5 minute test of flicking it on someone and going "ooh yep, they just got cancer" unsurprisingly yes there's something of a correlation between cancer cases and people that spend a lot of time around/covered in crude oil/oil products. And actually the most commonly found carcinogen is probably living material, being carbon based and therefore radioactive (this is how carbon dating works) it is also a carcinogen, and since there's more living things in the world than smokers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedwayRider Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 lube and fairy liquid or some dw 40 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 take it off, take it outside and spray some gt85 or wd40 on the chain making sure you get in all the links, then scrub with a toothbrush. when the chain and excess spray turn grey-black spray it again then hang it from the washing line, letting it dry. put it back on and use finish line xc wet lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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