I’ve been using Squirt chain lube, but after a year of consistent use it has really left my RD and pulley wheels gunked up with wax. I’ve also used a traditional waxed chain, but it flings wax all over the floor when I’m riding on the trainer. I’m looking for a chain lube that leaves my drivetrain …

I’d pass on MucOff. Stripping is easy with mineral spirts especially for drip on oil lube. You don’t need to be squeeky clean as oil lube will mix with factory lube. If you want to wax but don’t want to buy hot dip equipment, you can strip the chain and then use a drip on wax (Smoove, Squirt, or Si…

[image] AJS914: Stripping is easy with CeramicSpeed UFO Clean Drivetrain. 10-15 minutes to strip factory grease on a new chain. Should be the same easy with latecomer Silca Chain Stripper but I haven’t used that one.

[image] WindWarrior: CeramicSpeed UFO Clean Drivetrain. I’m going to try that when I run out of mineral spirits. The jug I have though is probably good for 5-10 chains - maybe 5 or 10 years at the rate I’m prepping new chains.

I have ‘the bag’ of their ‘secret wax’ from Silca, and got a rice cooker. That’s what I was told will work, just haven’t had the need to experiment, and ruin a rice cooker. I do have a new Ultegra chain and some denatured alcohol so I figured I could get the Shimano gunk off it pretty well and not w…

Alcohol alone probably isn’t going to cut it for stripping the chain ufo or Silca stripper best, mineral spirits then alcohol second best and maybe degreaser last as possible options

See chain waxing thread- [image] Chain Waxing Tutorial Equipment We’ve mentioned our chain waxing process many times on the podcast. It saves you valuable watts , lasts a long time in harsh conditions, keeps your chain clean and doesn’t get greasy, and frontloads maintenan…

I’d follow Silca’s instructions. It should work fine. I don’t know about rice cookers. Silca shows a pot of boiling water and an instant pot in their video. [image] Deleteme: and some denatured alcohol so I figured I could get the Shimano gunk off it pretty well You need a stripper solvent …

UFO Clean is 5 minute soak, agitate for a minute, pull out chain and drop into hot water, remove and use a hairdryer to get rid of water. Then hot wax.

Do you or anyone else know what’s up with the UFO bottle sizes. It looks like $27 for 500ml spray bottle but a couple places online show a 1L bottle (no sprayer) for around $30. The one liter size is not on UFO’s web site. Has it been discontinued?

Grab the 1 liter for $30 if you can get it.

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