Poll on chain lube.

It’s always interesting, at least to me to see what others do no matter what it is. Most of us do one thing or another but no matter how long I’ve been doing this I always learn something else.

I haven’t used it yet but ran across DuPont wax chain lube. I say ran across it, read about it somewhere it works good and does t collect as much dirt and sand as some. I sprayed it to see what it’s like. It seems like it drys but leaves a not to sticky coating.

The older I get the more open minded I become LOL.

When I was young/still in high school carrying out groceries to support my racing. I cleaned my chain in gasoline and oiled with 30 wt cheap motor oil in a squirt can. Gas in the 70’s in Oklahoma was dirt cheap. When the stations would have gas wars it was not uncommon to see 13-19 cent per gallon gas. We cleaned everything in gasoline. One of the stations has solvent real cheap too. Now cleaning solvent is 50 to 100 bucks for 5 gallons.

I want to say Tractor supply has 5 gallons parts cleaner for about 55 bucks. Cheap charcoal lighter works pretty good to knock the dirt and sand off, or WD40

Would have guessed half or more of us would be using nothing but WD40, looks like I was way off based on the poll. With WD40 now 30 bucks a gallon that might not be as good as good an option. Even though I don’t have to be frugal, I try to be.

Yesterday I sprayed my chain with this DuPont wax chain lube I recently bought which gets good reviews, thought I’d try it. Its cheap and no near as sticky as Honda lube. It’s somewhat similar to the DuPont tube a some guys use on guns, it almost drys but still leaves lubricant.

I don’t race anymore, just go to the track during the week make a few laps and have fun. Still have as much running working on this as I did when I was 16. Guess something’s don’t change.

Thanks Billy