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Can i use CITRUS degraser for bike chain cleaning that is sold in Home Depot? thanks
Of course you can. I just don't know what it might do to the bike!frank bautista said:Can i use CITRUS degraser for bike chain cleaning that is sold in Home Depot? thanks
Six hours, and no replies...because no one wants to touch a greasy chain-cleaning thread.frank bautista said:Can i use CITRUS degraser for bike chain cleaning that is sold in Home Depot? thanks
Rward, is this what you wanted to say?rward325 said:I use the Zep stuff all of the time as said by pmf. I do it every other week which is about 200 miles so I am in line with him as well. I do it on the bike because popping a chain on 11 speed Super record is a $10.00 adventure in a new pin. I have over 4k miles on this chain and cassette withNO appreciable signs of wear on the components and looks good to boot.
Probably that "Purple Stuff" degreaser. That stuff is hard on aluminum. Probably best suited to clean oil spots off pavement.Pieter said:If you remove the chain to clean it so it can soak, you might as well use and re-use kerosene which is economical and safe.
If not, citrus is a presumably efficient and clean option if you rinse, dry, etc well.
Someone at the LBS once cleaned my drivetrain with something which discolored the aluminum spacers in the cassette. Not pointing fingers, but...
Pieter said:If you remove the chain to clean it so it can soak, you might as well use and re-use kerosene which is economical and safe.
If not, citrus is a presumably efficient and clean option if you rinse, dry, etc well.
Someone at the LBS once cleaned my drivetrain with something which discolored the aluminum spacers in the cassette. Not pointing fingers, but...
Hmm... I've been using Simple Green in a Park chain cleaner and brush a couple times a week since I got each of my bikes and haven't run into any issues w/ discoloring of any of the drivetrain components. Seems to do as good if not better of a job at cleaning as the cycling specific citrus degreaser I had tried.raymonda said:They most likely used Simple Green.
Nah, Simple Green is pretty harmless stuff.raymonda said:They most likely used Simple Green.
I've been using the stuff for over a decade with no ill effects. Did you LBS sell you an alternative?sooni said:My lbs told me that the citrus stuff stays in your chain and will degrade your drive train. Also, if you're running it in a chain cleaning device it will be touching plastic i.e. the rollers on your rear derailleurs.
Why not use a dry lube that cleans and lubes like (finish line, or rock and roll).