Originally Posted by
lineinthewater
Point noted on heating the chain. But I did use compressed air after rinsing the chain ... blew out the chain for an extended period of time. Probably not better than heat, but not a bad option.
You have to get the water out from inside the pins and links and not much you do to the outside of the chain is going to accomplish that. You have to force the water to evaporate via heat or displace it with a water soluble volatile solvent like alcohol or acetone that will itself evaporate.