Homemade bicycle degreaser liquids - Bicycles Stack Exchange
My bike chain gets really dirty since I commute to work every day - the bio-degradable tosh they sell in the store doesn't work and my neighbour introduced me to the effectiveness of diesel. Cheap and easy! Ironincally, it's illegal for a bike shop to clean with diesel in the country I live, but nothing to stop me doing it at home :) –
maintenance - Dish soap or WD-40? - Bicycles Stack Exchange
2019年12月9日 · WD40 is a degreaser and a very light lubricant which will dry quickly. If sprayed onto a chain dirt and grime will be flushed out of the chain. When cleaning a chain with WD40 in this method, a residue of WD40 will remain as a lube. If a chain specific lube is applied it will be thinned somewhat by the WD40.
What to use to clean your chain (and cogs)? - Bicycles Stack …
Once off the bike I put the chain in a plastic bottle with a little degreaser (I use white spirits, which is quite nasty but reusable -- just pour it back into a bottle and the dirt settles to the bottom) and give it a good shake (aka the Sheldon Shake). I brush off anything stubborn with a toothbrush afterwards then rinse, wipe dry (important ...
maintenance - Is white spirit a too aggressive degreaser? - Bicycles ...
2017年11月30日 · Take an old bike bottle, fill it halfway, take off your chain, soak the chain and shake the bottle. Just wash away the remaining white spirit on the chain, or use paper and burn it afterwards if you want to save the environment. To restore the lube, use a fine layer of teflon after cleaning the chain, and you're ready to go.
maintenance - Cheap, effective degreaser recommendations?
In an answer to a similar question industrial degreaser is explained. Moreover, a recipe for home made industrial degreaser may be found there as well. In a nutshell it is a combination of an alkaline booster (eg. sodium bicarbonate), a polar and a non-polar solvent (eg water and alcohol), and a surfactant (eg dish washing soap).
Where do you discard chain cleaning solvents/degreasers?
2021年4月24日 · After reading comments that chain cleaning solvents could have substances of questionable health effects, and despite the benefits of bike chain-specific cleaning liquids, I'm doubling down on choosing an ordinary household citrus degreaser for chain cleaning, while ensuring to rinse with tap water—perhaps using a separate run of a bike chain ...
Alternative Chain/DriveTrain DeGreasers - Bicycles Stack Exchange
I would recommend avoiding "do all" cleaner/degreasers that claim to wash your dishes and do your laundry as well. Stick to a "parts degreaser" or something of that ilk. And, of course, thoroughly wipe dry the chain after cleaning, and relube with an appropriate chain lube. Here using a bike-specific product is somewhat more critical.
What liquid should I use in an ultrasonic cleaner? - chain
2022年6月17日 · However, the two best guides I know of for preparing a chain for waxing both recommend manually agitating in a jar rather than using a cleaner. The general process is to give the chain many cycles in mineral spirits until they are completely clear after agitation. And then follow up with a methylated spirit/alcohol cycle to clean any residue.
maintenance - Use non bike specific degreaser, is it safe? - Bicycles ...
2021年12月20日 · "bike specific degrease" -> "Buy many large drums of bog-standard degreaser for $0.10/liter, put into many 100 ml bottles, label bottles with the word bicycle, charge $10.00/liter" There's nothing special about bicycles - they're …
chain - Can degreaser harm bike? - Bicycles Stack Exchange
2022年7月27日 · The worst case result is a broken chain. Simple Green's standard formulation is one example. If using that or a similar formulation, you could just not soak your chain in it for more than a few minutes, which most riders don't need to do anyway. You could search for an aerospace-safe degreaser, and Simple Green actually has such a formulation.