Degreaser....

badly_dubbed

I admit, I don't clean my training/wet weather bike as often as I should, but after seeing the state it was in today I broke out the bucket and sponges...now I had autoglym engine and machine cleaner in the hope of degreasing the cassette, chain and mechs....but to no avail.

The lube looks to have transformed into a grey thick paste that will not budge, instead smears everywhere and is impossible to remove.

So chaps, what's best to get rid of this gunk and make my cassette and chain silver and shiny again?

Cheers! 8)

sungod

i looked up what you used, it says it's a detergent+degreaser, sounds awful

first i'd give it a scrub with hot water and neat washing up liquid to try and get more of the autoglym+crud mixture off

then remove all the fluid you can with some paper towels or old rag

scrub with white sprit or diesel or petrol etc., do it outdoors and well away from ignition sources, watch out for sparks or static

for a less explosive option, neat muc-off will usually clean a cassette fairly well, citus degreaser is good for chains but no idea if it'll work with the autoglym mixed in

Monty Dog

Remove chain, dunk in white spirit, give it a scrub with an old toothbrush and it'll come out gleaming. Hang up to dry. If you use a jar / container with a lid you can reuse the white spirit many times over. Neat degreaser / Muc Off on the other oily bits but keep don't leave it for long on paintwork or tyres.

badly_dubbed

Cheers lads, will give that a go!

SNACK-HEAD

Diesel then baby wipes. Cleans lubricates then blast with spray oil.

godders1

http://www.albancleaning.com/cleaning-s ... easer.html

Use neat as a degreaser for the chain and dilute with water for a general spray on cleaner for the rest of the bike.

rsands

I think i use this stuff (from memory of bottle)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=32389

As soon as it hits chain cleans off the grease. great job, had it sparkling

rolf_f

rsands wrote:

I think i use this stuff (from memory of bottle)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=32389

As soon as it hits chain cleans off the grease. great job, had it sparkling

Bit expensive though. I use a five litre can of degreaser from B&Q. Cost about £7 but that was a few years back. It lasts a long time!

godders1

rsands wrote:

I think i use this stuff (from memory of bottle)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=32389

As soon as it hits chain cleans off the grease. great job, had it sparkling

I bought a chain cleaning tool that came with a small bottle of that weldtite stuff. It looks, smells and has exactly the same effect as the Virosol I linked to above (except it's £10 a litre as opposed to £7.20 for 5 litres)!

Kal85

Been wanting to clean my chain. Some good tips here, thanks!

lakeland

WD40 is great at cleaning. I usually clean the chain with the park tool and then remove the chain, put it in a bucket, spray on some WD and spin it around. Lots of black grime comes off even if the chain looks immaculate.

badly_dubbed

Stripped the cassette and chain off yesterday and soaked it in white spirit, scrubbed it and rinsed....came up like new....white spirits a bit harsh so will probably order some virosol that was linked above

Cheers lads some good info