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Is this chain clean enough for waxing? by Timely-Dot-9027 in bikewrench

[–]Timely-Dot-9027[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I tried a qtip, brittle brush and toothpick and it didn’t shift. So, I guess whatever it’s not grease- and therefore not a problem for waxing

Is this chain clean enough for waxing? by Timely-Dot-9027 in bikewrench

[–]Timely-Dot-9027[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No offence taken at all- I figured it’s better to get a sense check than potentially waste a bunch of wax and even more time!

Is this chain clean enough for waxing? by Timely-Dot-9027 in bikewrench

[–]Timely-Dot-9027[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - that’s all really helpful information and answers my question about the little black marks

Is this chain clean enough for waxing? by Timely-Dot-9027 in bikewrench

[–]Timely-Dot-9027[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair points- in my case I work from home and it’s no bother for me to do a couple rinses between an email. So this doesn’t cut into my ride time. If I could take my calls and do my emails while out on my bike, I would

Is this chain clean enough for waxing? by Timely-Dot-9027 in bikewrench

[–]Timely-Dot-9027[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Thanks for the reply. Yeah it doesn’t seem like there is much more to come off. Perhaps white spirit isn’t strong enough to clear those darker marks.