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Offline Brian Watson

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Chain prep /lube
« on: May 04, 2011, 12:33:26 am »
I have been using the "old school" chain lube where you boil the black stuff and put the chain in it...last lot I got was Silkolene..can't seem to find any now..Someone put there know if it is available anywhere in OZ atm ?
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 12:54:21 am »
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 01:59:55 am »
I use plain wheel bearing grease -- NOT high temp grease for disc brakes -- the thick black stringy stuff for old drum brakes -- a bit hard to get now -- wash chain with spirit -- get really clean -- and then put in tin with dollops of grease and then boil on a camp stove -- for 5 minutes -- then hang up and drip "dry" back into the tin.
Probably a crapp way with crapp grease and will be a better product commercially available but it works for me  ;D
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 12:24:56 pm »
philistine ;D, :P
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011, 02:55:39 pm »
Graphite powder mixed with vasoline.

Gippslander, go to a Brit bike shop and get liquid grease for gearboxes (the Indian Bullet still uses that).
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2011, 10:19:47 pm »
A year or so ago I bought a tin of "Putoline" brand chain wax from the local bike shop. Boil it up on a stovetop, drop clean chain in, remove & dry on a piece of wire gridmesh.
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Offline chrisdespo

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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 02:50:21 pm »
best i have tried outboard 90 gearoil in small amounts and if rideing in sand like we used to on Fraser lots of oil messy on a road bike but all i would use on my bikes.
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2011, 05:50:50 am »
ahh the memories! " Duckhams" is a name that comes to mind
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Re: Chain prep /lube
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 09:25:55 am »
I used to use gear oil, clean chain, warm it all up in an old electric frypan and then  let the chain drip dry when cold, but these days I use Chainsaw bar and chain lube in a squirt can on me trail bikes and race bikes, bit messy, but works well,
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