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19-12-08, 09:12 AM

Anyone used the Wurth chain cleaner? There's so many different products out there to choose from. I know the Wurth chain lube is widely used and recommended.

Viney · 19-12-08, 09:18 AM

Parafin/Parasene(sp?) £1 or less per litre and does just a good a job. Available at all good DIY shops/Peterol garages/Garden centres

19-12-08, 09:22 AM

Clean the chain with parraffin; even suzxuki reccomend this in the handbook for their motorcycles.

I use wurth dry chain lubricant on my bike, its good stuff but washes of quickly (so needs re-applying often) so i tend to do a light base layer of something thicker (silkolene stuff) and just top-up with the wurth stuff (carry it about in my topbox

). I expect the wurth chain cleaner is good stuff, but won't do anything more than parraffin does

Matt

KnightRider · 19-12-08, 10:16 AM

Perasene - used it for the first time this week and it was very good + CHEAP

19-12-08, 11:23 AM

as said mate, parafin defo the best, pour some on a rag, scrub the chain with the rag (if your doing it with the chain on the bike), think it was about a fiver for 6 litres from B&Q in the gardening section

KnightRider · 19-12-08, 04:10 PM

Parafin, perasene or kerosine all works fine. If you want to know where to get it look here.

19-12-08, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KnightRider

Parafin, perasene or kerosine all works fine. If you want to know where to get it look here.

+1 , and a toothbrush. paraffin won't rot your o-rings either.

20-12-08, 09:19 AM

Cheers guys, paraffin it is then. Can you also use paraffin on the plastic chain guard?

yorkie_chris · 20-12-08, 11:29 AM

Yes

19-12-08, 09:12 AM	#1
COLZO Guest Posts: n/a	Chain Cleaner Anyone used the Wurth chain cleaner? There's so many different products out there to choose from. I know the Wurth chain lube is widely used and recommended.

19-12-08, 09:18 AM	#2
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: Chain Cleaner Parafin/Parasene(sp?) £1 or less per litre and does just a good a job. Available at all good DIY shops/Peterol garages/Garden centres

19-12-08, 09:22 AM	#3
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chain Cleaner Clean the chain with parraffin; even suzxuki reccomend this in the handbook for their motorcycles. I use wurth dry chain lubricant on my bike, its good stuff but washes of quickly (so needs re-applying often) so i tend to do a light base layer of something thicker (silkolene stuff) and just top-up with the wurth stuff (carry it about in my topbox ). I expect the wurth chain cleaner is good stuff, but won't do anything more than parraffin does Matt

19-12-08, 10:16 AM	#4
KnightRider Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cox Green, Maidenhead Posts: 1,624	Re: Chain Cleaner Perasene - used it for the first time this week and it was very good + CHEAP __________________ "Bah" - ASM Forever, RIP. 13/03/1986 - 05/04/2008 "I'm so crazy" - Lulu West, RIP, 16/04/1995 - 16/07/2009 CBR600RR7 Link to map of TV members...if your not on the map then PM me. My facebook profile

19-12-08, 11:23 AM	#5
Dappa D Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chain Cleaner as said mate, parafin defo the best, pour some on a rag, scrub the chain with the rag (if your doing it with the chain on the bike), think it was about a fiver for 6 litres from B&Q in the gardening section

19-12-08, 04:10 PM	#6
KnightRider Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cox Green, Maidenhead Posts: 1,624	Re: Chain Cleaner Parafin, perasene or kerosine all works fine. If you want to know where to get it look here. __________________ "Bah" - ASM Forever, RIP. 13/03/1986 - 05/04/2008 "I'm so crazy" - Lulu West, RIP, 16/04/1995 - 16/07/2009 CBR600RR7 Link to map of TV members...if your not on the map then PM me. My facebook profile

20-12-08, 09:19 AM	#8
COLZO Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Chain Cleaner Cheers guys, paraffin it is then. Can you also use paraffin on the plastic chain guard?

20-12-08, 11:29 AM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Chain Cleaner Yes __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

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