Originally Posted by hoogie
tips and tricks for cleaning a really dirty chain
i put about a 100ml of a 50/50 mixture of petrol and detergent into a plastic coke/powerade bottle, drop in the chain, put the top and shake it ... if it's really dirty, i lay the bottle on its side and put it on the top of the washing machine, then i use an old spoke to fish the chain out, wipe it down and hang it out to dry, then reinstall back on bike and lube it thoroughly ... really good for getting absolutely every little bit of crud out of your chain ...
DO NOT DO THIS! I cannot say strongly enough how incredibly dangerous this idea is! Gasoline and detergent is a recipe for napalm! Flammability of the gasoline is reduced but if it ignites it will stick to everything!
Last edited by cyccommute; 01-26-06 at 02:17 PM.