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A customer told me my chain waxing method was too aggressive
He said I was using too much heat and cooking the lube out of the factory grease, which just leaves a dry chain. I switched to a low-heat soak in a crockpot set to 'warm' for 30 minutes instead of boiling. Anyone have a better method for prepping a new chain for wax?
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gibson.mark1mo ago
Sounds like your customer is confusing chain prep with making soup. The factory gunk needs to go, full stop.
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the_charlie16d ago
Factory gunk needs to go" is the understatement of the YEAR. You're telling me some people just WARM that stuff and call it clean? That's wild.
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averysullivan1mo ago
The factory grease is mostly a rust inhibitor, not a real lube. Cooking it out is the whole point of the prep. Your warm soak might not get it all out, which can mess with the wax sticking later.
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