Re: Simple Green and Chains - Velonews article

I've always wondered the same thing, I use Diesel or Mobil One cut with 4
parts Paint Thinner.


"JeffWills" <jwills@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Llatikcuf wrote:
>> VeloNews did a tech article on it:
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>> http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/9216.0.html
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>> -Nate
>
> Humph. One more reason to avoid cleaning my chain with Simple Green-
> it's water based. I can't see how it would be good to wash the chain
> off with water, then try to get all the water out with oil. Why not use
> an oil-based solvent to begin with? (I use kerosene, by the way.)
>
> Jeff
>


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