I’ve done a couple of chains now and they seem to get noisy really quick! I’m pretty sure they were stripped correctly. I’m worried that the smaller tolerances on the 12-speed AXS chain make it so the wax goes away quickly. Has anyone else experienced this? Another question: What’s the differenc…

I am keen to see how this works out… Or any further information on waxing AXS chains. I don’t have AXS yet, I am just waiting a little longer before pulling the trigger on it. Waxing is something I was wondering about.

Well, yes. I guess your right, don’t know where I got the disassembling part from. But the point still stands about tighter possibly chains being less suited for wax. @Nate_Pearson , have you considered trying to reduce the viscosity of the melted wax (or incresace, I can never remember which way t…

For this last chain, I did it twice. Once at 3 hours and once at 4 hours. [image] minimalist: @nate , have you considered trying to reduce the viscosity of the melted wax (or increase, I can never remember which way that goes)? Basically try to make the liquid thinner. I don’t know how adding pa…

Sounds like you need two heated ultrasonic cleaners. One to actually do the cleaning, and one to do the waxing

Is there an ultrasonic cleaner thread yet? What are you guys using?

At least one listed via TR in the main waxing thread. Chain Waxing Tutorial And this. Ultrasonic cleaning

[image] mcneese.chad: At least one listed via TR in the main waxing thread. Chain Waxing Tutorial And this. Ultrasonic cleaning Blockquote Thank you Sir!

I’ve been waxing chains with paraffin since the early 90s. Molten speed wax had a couple of easy to obtain extras but is basically the same thing. The truth is, it doesn’t last long no matter how clean you get it. I get the wax pretty hot using a hot pad (just starting to smoke) and it seems to work…

Someone else in the industry told me that when they wax track chains with very small tolerances they have to get the wax very hot in order for it to penetrate.

Heat the chain up before to loosen the tolerances. You can do that in the oven or leaving in the wax for a while. See if that fixes it. EDIT: should of read the entire thread. What they said above me.

Anyone wax a 12 speed SRAM AXS chain yet? Difference between Force AXS and Red AXS Chain?

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mcneese.chad April 19, 2019, 4:13am 21

At least one listed via TR in the main waxing thread.

Chain Waxing Tutorial

And this.

Ultrasonic cleaning

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