Originally Posted by
Polaris OBark
1. Wipe chain.
2. Immerse in melted wax.
3. Pull out of melted wax 10 min later.
4. Put (back) on bike.
I think there's a reasonable argument to be made for stirring the chain around while it's in the hot wax and leaving it in for a bit longer to be sure the wax gets into all the pins and rollers. I manually run the chain back and forth around a 1" pipe (actually part of my home-made bike repair stand...) to break up the initial stiffness before putting it back on the bike. Even then it's a little stiff for the first couple miles.