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CoolATIGuy
QUESTION before I jump into my "review" - can you OVER-lube a chain? After I did quite a bit of scrubbing and cleaning, I was pretty liberal with my lube...can you overdue it in a way that has a negative effect?
So I found DuPont Motorcycle Degreaser for Chains & Sprockets @ our local Wal-Mart for ~$7 (call ahead - only some WM's have a motorcycle section, small at that). I got the last aerosol bottle, although they were fully stocked with the slightly larger 16oz fluid bottles for a few cents more. I also picked up a DuPont Grunge Brush hanging next to it for ~$10. see photo
I recommend putting a piece of carboard or a file folder behind the chain to help catch overspray - also a rag around the footpeg area is good for the same reason.
Poured some water from a bucket to clean off the chain, wiped the chain and srocket down with a rag, and used Silkolene Pro Chain Synthetic lube afterwards (not sure on $ - was included with the bike from the previous owner).
You can see from the pics, it's much better than it was. I was decently happy with the degreaser, seemed to start to cut through even before I started scrubbing. Biggest drawback is I'm still left with a few links showing obvious rust, but I guess grease and rust are two different beasts.
The Grunge brush was pretty good; I felt more confident that I returned the brass bristled tire brush I originally had and got this actual chain brush...although it felt kind of cheap for $10, and the (nylon?) bristles started getting bent after srubbing. I would probably have been happier if it had been $4-$5 for the same thing, or at least included an extra set or two of the bristle heads (they are removable, although I didn't see replacements at WM). Did make the job easier having heads placed to scrub 3 sides at once, though.
see the below post for a few after pics.
So I found DuPont Motorcycle Degreaser for Chains & Sprockets @ our local Wal-Mart for ~$7 (call ahead - only some WM's have a motorcycle section, small at that). I got the last aerosol bottle, although they were fully stocked with the slightly larger 16oz fluid bottles for a few cents more. I also picked up a DuPont Grunge Brush hanging next to it for ~$10. see photo
I recommend putting a piece of carboard or a file folder behind the chain to help catch overspray - also a rag around the footpeg area is good for the same reason.
Poured some water from a bucket to clean off the chain, wiped the chain and srocket down with a rag, and used Silkolene Pro Chain Synthetic lube afterwards (not sure on $ - was included with the bike from the previous owner).
You can see from the pics, it's much better than it was. I was decently happy with the degreaser, seemed to start to cut through even before I started scrubbing. Biggest drawback is I'm still left with a few links showing obvious rust, but I guess grease and rust are two different beasts.
The Grunge brush was pretty good; I felt more confident that I returned the brass bristled tire brush I originally had and got this actual chain brush...although it felt kind of cheap for $10, and the (nylon?) bristles started getting bent after srubbing. I would probably have been happier if it had been $4-$5 for the same thing, or at least included an extra set or two of the bristle heads (they are removable, although I didn't see replacements at WM). Did make the job easier having heads placed to scrub 3 sides at once, though.
see the below post for a few after pics.
