Is “drip” wax a gateway drug to real wax?
09-02-22, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mschwett
i touched my chain today and didn’t feel dirty and guilty afterwards ! pretty chuffed.
09-02-22, 11:52 AM
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It's been so long since we had a chain lube thread.
09-02-22, 12:24 PM
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I start a fresh chain with hot wax and then top off with drip wax as needed. May do a full re-wax every 1000 miles or so.
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09-02-22, 12:27 PM
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My grandpa used to lube things with his ChapStick. Jenius.
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Originally Posted by mschwett
i touched my chain today and didn’t feel dirty and guilty afterwards ! pretty chuffed.
09-02-22, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mschwett
switched to one of those overpriced drip wax “lubricants.” I’m amazed how much cleaner everything is after a hundred miles or so. sounds/feels a tiny bit smoother too, although I doubt it’s the 5 watts (or whatever) I was promised.
is this a sign that I’d like immersion wax even more, or am I getting most of the benefits without most of the hassle?
is this a sign that I’d like immersion wax even more, or am I getting most of the benefits without most of the hassle?
09-02-22, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
Why are people so ridiculously obsessed w/ lubing their chains? FFS it's just a bicycle chain. Don't you losers have anything better to do?
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
Why are people so ridiculously obsessed w/ lubing their chains? FFS it's just a bicycle chain. Don't you losers have anything better to do?
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I put this stuff on my forklift mast chains a week ago. Make sure whatever you put it on is clean. The video is accurate. It goes on, coats the object and stays. Thins out some. So far so good.
09-02-22, 10:13 PM
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My first wax-based lube was Squirt and the experience was so underwhelming that I didn't seriously make the switch to immersive waxing until I saw that ZFC started recommending CeramicSpeed drivetrain cleaner over OMS/denatured alcohol. It's not difficult or much of a fuss now but I'm totally willing to go back to drip wax if I can get a bottle of Flower Power lube.
09-02-22, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by surak
My first wax-based lube was Squirt and the experience was so underwhelming that I didn't seriously make the switch to immersive waxing until I saw that ZFC started recommending CeramicSpeed drivetrain cleaner over OMS/denatured alcohol. It's not difficult or much of a fuss now but I'm totally willing to go back to drip wax if I can get a bottle of Flower Power lube.
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
Why are people so ridiculously obsessed w/ lubing their chains? FFS it's just a bicycle chain. Don't you losers have anything better to do?
09-03-22, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
I get several hundred miles off a good wax but I don't crank out the big watts like you guys .... not sure if that makes a difference. But it is hard to fault wax-based drips for convenience.
09-03-22, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cxwrench
Why are people so ridiculously obsessed w/ lubing their chains? FFS it's just a bicycle chain. Don't you losers have anything better to do?
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