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Old 23-03-09, 10:22 AM   #31
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Personally id tip it down the drain. Either that or drink it.
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Old 23-03-09, 10:25 AM   #32
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I pour it back in the bottle. Its a solvent, it dosnt need to be pure for next time (we're not doing any cutting edge chemistry here) so I reuse it...it'll take an almighty amount of chain crud before it becomes unusable
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Old 23-03-09, 12:00 PM   #33
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I pour it back in the bottle. Its a solvent, it dosnt need to be pure for next time (we're not doing any cutting edge chemistry here) so I reuse it...it'll take an almighty amount of chain crud before it becomes unusable
So I can reuse it? I didn't know that, I thought I'd be re-applying the crap that came off. Oh it was disgusting, absolutley mingin. I blame Peak District salt on Binky's ride back in January - er yes I haven't cleaned it since. I took a pic of my bike in Barmouth, and when I saw it on the PC screen - thought 'self, you gotta clean that before it falls off'

Magnum - tipping kerosene down the drain is a serious business, and because it leaves oily traces the sewerage people can trace it. Besides, I wouldn't do it anyway, it's highly toxic.
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Old 23-03-09, 12:56 PM   #34
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I would solve this problem by not cleaning the chain in the first place,thus having no waste kerosene to dispose of.
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Old 23-03-09, 01:20 PM   #35
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Where do you get kerosene from? I really should sort my chain out.
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Old 23-03-09, 01:30 PM   #36
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Where do you get kerosene from? I really should sort my chain out.
Patio heater fuel. A 5litre container is about £5 - £6 from the garden furniture section of a DIY place. I got mine in Focus.
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Old 23-03-09, 01:31 PM   #37
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Where do you get kerosene from? I really should sort my chain out.
iron mongers, £2.99 for 5 liters
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Old 23-03-09, 04:45 PM   #38
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aka: paraffin
Ed: collect as many old tyres as you can & light them with the kerosene when your neighbours have hung out the washing & the wind's in the right direction.
Don't you have pikey connections? They'll burn anything!
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Old 23-03-09, 07:29 PM   #39
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Ed: collect as many old tyres as you can & light them with the kerosene after hanging them around the local GATSO cameras
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Spot on! TLW, you can be my minder.
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