Hello, I can’t seem to find denatured alcohol in Canada (paint store, home depot, 3 different drug store chains), what is the best alternative? Acquiring supplies to go wax based (squirt) for chain lube. Thank you for any feedback and suggestions.

Denatured alcohol is also called “methylated spirits”, which means ethanol+poison (often methanol) to make it non-drinkable. So it’s the same thing.

Unfortunately methylated spirits is not listed as a available product on the Canadian Tire website.

From the Squirt literature: PREPARING YOUR CHAIN FOR A FIRST TIME SQUIRT CHAIN LUBE APPLICATION: We advise degreasing a new, out of the box, chain completely. For cleaning gunked up chain from previous oil, other dry lubes or new chain grease, soak in undiluted Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner…

I just tried the 3 mineral spirits 1 alcohol bottle shake method and my god my chain went from a disgrace to the cleanest chain I have ever seen in my entire life. I cannot believe I’ve been riding this long and never knew of this method until I heard Josh Portner talk of it in a podcast.

Hi email me on kudzi.gladman@dexterousdmcc.com

I’ve waxed my chain lots. I love it! You can degrease a chain with kerosene or Mineral Spirits (which is definitely at Canadian Tire if you can’t find methylated spirits. I also boil my chain with a bit of degreaser in an old pot. I go old school and use paraffin wax mixed with some paraffin lam…

[image] IamDeablo: I go old school and use paraffin wax mixed with some paraffin lamp oil. I’ve been using just paraffin wax, but I’ve seen formulations to add up to 50% lamp oil. Curious if you’ve tried wax-only and could compare/contrast it? I’d tempted to try it, but not sure there’s a rea…

Sorry I can’t really say the exact formula. I do know that the wax gets a bit too flaky when you don’t add the oil. It will still get flaky but the flakes drop off soon enough. I hang it on an old hanger in the garage till it cools. I can’t really tell much difference between commercial wax In a…

Curious to hear what you ended up using? I’m also in Canada (Vancouver), and trying to find the same products seems difficult. P.S. sorry for zombie thread revival…

Can't find denatured alcohol in Canada, best alternative?

IamDeablo June 7, 2020, 9:02am 13

Denatured alcohol is also called “methylated spirits” same thing…go to Canadian tire.

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