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Come to think of it, I have a few good-sized boxes of various old, dirty cassettes and chains, which would have value if it was all clean.
Does anyone here know of an economical (mostly time-wise) way of bulk-cleaning these parts?
I've tried soaking in various solvents but I find that the deposits vary quite a bit in their chemistry such that some of this stuff does not respond to various solvents.
I've even considered using a hot-tank setup followed by a fixture that would let me use my pressure washer on them.