What to use and how to clean chain?

CR-For-Ever

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What's a good method of cleaning my chain after riding.

Should I just spray it down is there a cleaner on the market I can use?

Any help would be great.

Thanks...

Ride on! :aj:
 

thermal

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I first wash the chain with garden hose.
I then scrub the chain and sprockets with nylon brush.
I then rinse the chain with garden hose.
Then spin tire to remove water.
Then apply chain lube.

This method was given to me by Krause Racing (sidewinder sprockets).
For o-ring chains they told me not to use any cleaners or wd-40.
 
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los36

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Even though I've read a thousand places NOT to power wash chains (non O-ring), I do it too.

I think that it's best to spray the chain down really well w/ WD-40 right after washing, though. If you put regular chain lube on a chain right after washing, or even when the outside of the chain LOOKS dry, it traps the water in the rollers. The WD will penetrate the rollers, displace the water and inhibit rust.

The day after I wash the bike, I'll go into the garage and apply the regular chain lube.
 
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bigred455

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Originally posted by los36
dell-
Even though I've read a thousand places NOT to power wash chains (non O-ring), I do it too.

I think that it's best to spray the chain down really well w/ WD-40 right after washing, though. If you put regular chain lube on a chain right after washing, or even when the outside of the chain LOOKS dry, it traps the water in the rollers. The WD will penetrate the rollers, displace the water and inhibit rust.

The day after I wash the bike, I'll go into the garage and apply the regular chain lube.
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That is what i do , i clean it with simple green and a brush I get every sprocket tooth,Then i rinse the chain and sprocket,and spray with wd-40,.Then I lube it before i go riding.
 

The^^Rock

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Wash it with a hose, oil it with just something like WD40, and then clean it with a toothbrush or dish brush with Kero...works well....then re lube wiht some proper o ring chain lube.....

Works well for me every time :)
 

Luke Davey

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When you apply WD-40 to a o-ring chain it gets past the o-rings and the solvents in WD-40 break down the oil in the chain, although WD-40 does have some lubricants it is not as good as the lube already in the chain
 
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