Thread: Chain sitting in mineral spirits - how long is too long?
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Old 12-29-20, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RGMN
As to the OP questions, I've left chains in mineral spirits up to 4 months with no ill effects. But I have broken chains before so you might want to take that into consideration.
No correlation.
But none of the chains that broke were soaked in mineral spirits for lo
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