Chain Degreaser

Dummy

Hiya,

What do you use to degrease your bike chain?

Watched a YouTube video last night & these guys were using WD40. Unsure about using WD40.



Rgds,

D.

mossym

use the big bottle of citrus degreaser from halfords as i can pick up when needed. works well and not expensive.

markusz

Jizzer from your local motor factors and a chain clean tool.
its been done to death on here.

letape

Dummy wrote: »

Hiya,

What do you use to degrease your bike chain?

Watched a YouTube video last night & these guys were using WD40. Unsure about using WD40.


Rgds,

D.

WD40 have a specific degreaser product - maybe that's what was being used.

Dummy

letape wrote: »

WD40 have a specific degreaser product - maybe that's what was being used.

No, it was the bog standard can of WD40.

dahat

I have seen that video from the GCN boys and used it successfully om a Hybrid of mine for a long time.

When i got a road bike though i started using Shimano chain degreaser witj a cleaner tool for both bikes, flawless finish every time.

manwithaplan

Don't use WD40. Washing up liquid does the job fine.

Leroy42

manwithaplan wrote: »

Don't use WD40. Washing up liquid does the job fine.

Washing up liquid to degrease a chain? Really?

cjt156

Leroy42 wrote: »

Washing up liquid to degrease a chain? Really?

You'd want to be re-greasing it immediately!

Cee-Jay-Cee

I use GT85, then wipe thoroughly with clean cloth and re-lube.

Leroy42

But you just use soapy water and a paintbrush/toothbrush to degrease the chain? I would have thought (and do) use a degreaser but never thought soapy water would work.

Every day is a school day

bbolger

mossym wrote: »

use the big bottle of citrus degreaser from halfords as i can pick up when needed. works well and not expensive.

Same for me, Halfords citrus degreaser is great, use it in the Park tools chain cleaner.

Tried the WD40 thing last year, completely discolored the chain so it looked naff.

manwithaplan

Leroy42 wrote: »

Washing up liquid to degrease a chain? Really?

Yes really. A piece of sponge and some undiluted washing up liquid do the job fine. Obviously you have to rinse it thoroughly. You can stick a bit on a brush to sort the cassette out too.

07Lapierre

manwithaplan wrote: »

Yes really. A piece of sponge and some undiluted washing up liquid do the job fine. Obviously you have to rinse it thoroughly. You can stick a bit on a brush to sort the cassette out too.

If you use fairy liquid it will last longer and keep your hands nice and soft!

Dummy

Hiya,

I got the Halfords Citrus Degreaser over the weekend & it did a powerful job on my bike chain.

Thank you all for the input.


Rgds.

D.

brownian

Tried the fairy liquid today. Found it useless tbh. Used muck off degreaser afterwards and the difference was mighty.

Delboy007

Halfords citrus degreaser , use it in the Park tools chain cleaner

jon1981

brownian wrote: »

Tried the fairy liquid today. Found it useless tbh. Used muck off degreaser afterwards and the difference was mighty.

Have to agree, that degreaser is pretty decent. The dirt just falls off.

shaka

GT85, often on special offer in Aldi or lidl

ckeego

I'd used the citrus degreaser up until recently and had also used Red (made in Naas) or MucOff (undiluted) and all work reasonably well.

However, I bought a small tool recently made by Park Tools which both seperates and joins powerlinks for chains (ie it is very easy to take the chain off completely) It is called a Powerlink pliers MLP12 and is about 15 euro or so.

Take the chain off and leave it in a small container of Morgan degreaser and the chain comes out after about 5 min as good as new.

The problem with spraying degreaser on a chain as some people do is that it can get into bearings quite easily-then the real pain starts!:o

nialljf

aren't those links only sposed to be used a certain number of times?

ckeego

nialljf wrote: »

aren't those links only sposed to be used a certain number of times?

Marketing tosh, me thinks.

That said, they are relatively cheap. I carry a spare on every spin just in case.