Chain Oil vs. Chain Wax

When i got my bike a few weeks ago the previous owner handed me a tin of chain wax that he called chain oil? Is it the same thing?

Thanks.

no........... oil is oil & wax is errrrrr wax

i dont like the wax, i prefure chain lube

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Pretty much....all does the same thing. I use PJ1 its clear and super sticky, you get no fling at all

You can use it to lubricate the chain. Personally, I don't really like the stuff as most brands tend to fling and if they get on your tyre, they take much longer than oil to come off. I'd always use a scottoiler, but that's just personal preference and based on doing reasonably high miles. If you're going to use chain wax, the best combination (according to a bike maintenance DVD I saw) is supposed to be to give the chain a good clean, coat it in old engine oil, then apply chain wax over the top, to keep the oil in place.

Tried wax on both my SV and my bicycles - nice and clean but does bugger all lubrication - dont bother with wax IMHO.

i use pj1 clear lube, wax looks messy.

So far I have always used spray on chain oils. I was fed up with cleaning up the fling. The rear wheel would never stay clean. I have just spent ages cleaning up the bike after removing the swing arm. What a mess it was under there!

To try and stop the fling, I have started using Techflow Ceramic from Motrax. This is an off white wax looking lube that flows at first and then sets. It claims it will out last other chain lubes and does not form a grinding paste like oil and gel types.

So far so good. No fling at all. Doesn't look too bad. Might help if they cloured it gold or silver.

Tim.

I use a castrol spray wax which is whitish when cold but seems to become clear when warm. Waxes seem too thick to do much at first, but if you apply one to a really warm chain, you see it working.
I think they're all basically good enough, I used Wurth dry lube spray before and it was great. I think it's more important to keep the chain clean so whichever lubricant you use has a fighting chance to work properly.

I have used Wurth in the past and its a great dry chain lube. Now have a Scotty which if you want to keep the back wheel clean, the chain dries out. To keep it lubed, you have to suffer a filthy back wheel

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Originally Posted by robchester

Now have a Scotty which if you want to keep the back wheel clean, the chain dries out. To keep it lubed, you have to suffer a filthy back wheel

If you find this then either:

A) Your settings are wrong.

B) Your appreciation of much oil there should be on the chain is incorrect.

C) Your oiler is incorrectly fitted.