[Closed] I've only gone and done it🤦‍♂️😂

Merry xmas brother

It's a slippery slope chain.

Did you not get the memo? Everyone has given up on that now (even TJ), you're the only one.

Your job is just beginning. Now you have to jump onto every single thread about chain lube and tell us how many thousands of miles you get from all the waxy chains you have in rotation.

Mmm chain stew, delicious 🤤

Does it make your house smell like tarmac or something similarly awful?

You only do it indoors once.

TJ to the forum ASAP

Support me here brother

Fool.

What else can you dip in hot wax I wonder?

You only do it indoors once.

when your better half is in.

Otherwise crack on - doesn't smell that bad.

Having a couple of chains in rotation is a good idea as it's no more hassle to do 2 at once than it is one.

Don't expect miracles if the weather is biblical

Sounds like a Christmas Eve job! Sorry about the smell, I boiled some toxic chemicals...

TJ to the forum

That would make a nice change 😛

Does work well *IF YOU CAN BE BOTHERED WITH THE FAFF*
I can't, so...
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Giving wax and fryer away (for a charity donation) in classified currently
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Well done. It's great for lubrication, however it's rubbish for rust prevention.

You only have to do it indoors once, as the smell lingers forever

FTFY

I hear you. However I will be using it on chromed/silver chains so hopefully the rust will be less of an issue....

Anyway, I'll have to become a proponent of it now, I'm in deep...

Honestly thought you’d got a tin of tuna chunks and chain lube mixed up and accidentally ruined some slow cooked tuna thing

will a slow cooker go hot enough - or is that image just a random eletric pot anyway ?

Surely being on of "them" is reserved for those that do weird stuff like buy PTFE powders and make their own.

It's one thing buying all the stuff to do it, but starting a thread on here about it. FFS🤣

Use Molten Speed Wax, same idea but doesn't stink and isn't messy. 👌

I too have a beautifully smooth running chain that lasts for many miles

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(just don't look at the rust please)

welcome to the fold, brother.

You only do it indoors once.

This 1000x. Even as a cycling partner this is now banished to the garage (and I don’t know when it was last used; @p20?).

Wipe chain down with an oily rag after wet rides, easy-peasy, no rust.

I tried to give it up but once I washed all the old Putoline out of my chain I realised it was mostly the Putoline that was holding it together! I swear it extends the life of a chain by 1 or 2%

Experiment with using lower temps first, I think there was some debate about how hot you really need to take it...

13thfloormonk
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Wipe chain down with an oily rag after wet rides, easy-peasy, no rust.

Ah that's disappointing, i thought it stopped rust as well. Kinda feels like if you have to wipe it down after a ride with an oily rag, you might as well just oil it.

I Putolined my chain.
Then one day riding in the Peak last Saturday on a damp day with a few puddles and some mud.

Hosed it down when home, then blasted with a leaf blower then a little wipe.

This is it today (Thursday)

I wish it was as game-changing as they say,I really do.

Kind of leaves me wondering what I do to it now before I ride it next.
I could you know, oil it maybe? 😏

Squirt or Smoove seems like much less hassle and doesn't create rust spots. Downside is it needs apply every 2 or 3 weeks but it seems the 30 seconds that frequently is still easier than sticking a chain in some wax and cooking it for a length of time.

Kayak's post has put me off for life.😐

I will report back my own findings. Principally I got it for my commuter bike and to do the road bike as they are the ones that tend to get hammered the most especially the latter. Deffo a fan of wax based lubes, this was a experiment after getting annoyed with my current wet lube on the commuter.

rohloff.

Ah that’s disappointing, i thought it stopped rust as well. Kinda feels like if you have to wipe it down after a ride with an oily rag, you might as well just oil it.

Yeah, I get that it doesn't really seem like much of a reduction in faff, but I prefer 15 minutes faff once a month or so dunking the chain, and then one fewer steps post ride for the next few weeks. Rinse bike, run chain through rag, put bike away.

To be honest though, I don't run Putoline for less faff, I run it because I genuinely think it's a better lube than any other, chain seems to run quieter and smoother without much input between bi-monthly dunkings, and I've seen for myself how much chain wear Putoline can mask, I guess because it packs out the gaps between rollers on the chain or something.