Originally Posted by
smashndash
What if I dunk within a few seconds of boiling the chain? It shouldn’t really rust in that amount of time right? I’m not expecting a perfect chain, I just want to get as much crud/grit off as I can without spending too much time or effort.
Even worse! You'll get water in the chain without getting the old wax and grit out.
Sorry, by commit to wax do you mean I should get comfortable with throwing out the wax in my slow cooker occasionally to keep it clean? Do people just drop their chains straight from the bike into the slow cooker?
The grit settles to the bottom of the melted wax, so I think chain-waxers just toss the chain into
the hot wax straight off the bike, swish it around to let the grit settle out, and fresh wax to migrate into the chain, then take it out again to dry.
I've never gotten around to trying it since a good oil lube lasts for hundreds of miles before squeaking.
