Chain lube experiment

[Chips]

I read in a book many years ago that in england cyclists would melt paraffin
and dip their chains in it.

But, what is called paraffin in England is not the same as here in the
states, and was something that lubed better (so I read). The paraffin we
have here is too thick and flaky.

So I have tried making my own mixture of paraffin and synthetic grease, and
that worked really well. It would soak fully into the chain, and would not
turn black and greasy, nor would it pick up lots of road grit. One treatment
would last a few months with lots of riding.

I lost my old pot of wax awhile ago, and made a new mixture with soy wax
from a candle shop. I added synthetic oil and grease. It seems to work
really well.

Anybody else tried anything like this?

GC

 

[Steve Daniels]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:07:25 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled "Chips" <[email protected]>, to say:

>But, what is called paraffin in England is not the same as here in the
>states, and was something that lubed better (so I read). The paraffin we
>have here is too thick and flaky.



What they call paraffin, we call kerosene. And kerosene is a
fine light lubricant.

 

[Tom Keats]

In article <[email protected]>,
Steve Daniels <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:07:25 GMT, against all advice, something
> compelled "Chips" <[email protected]>, to say:
>
>>But, what is called paraffin in England is not the same as here in the
>>states, and was something that lubed better (so I read). The paraffin we
>>have here is too thick and flaky.
>
>
>
> What they call paraffin, we call kerosene. And kerosene is a
> fine light lubricant.

What some call "kerosene," I call "coal oil".

Even if it doesn't actually come from coal, it
might as well.

In these parts, paraffin [wax] comes in solid,
white bricks, like lard or Crisco, only harder.


cheers,
Tom

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[n5hsr]

"Chips" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I read in a book many years ago that in england cyclists would melt
>paraffin and dip their chains in it.
>
> But, what is called paraffin in England is not the same as here in the
> states, and was something that lubed better (so I read). The paraffin we
> have here is too thick and flaky.
>
> So I have tried making my own mixture of paraffin and synthetic grease,
> and that worked really well. It would soak fully into the chain, and would
> not turn black and greasy, nor would it pick up lots of road grit. One
> treatment would last a few months with lots of riding.
>
> I lost my old pot of wax awhile ago, and made a new mixture with soy wax
> from a candle shop. I added synthetic oil and grease. It seems to work
> really well.
>
> Anybody else tried anything like this?
>
> GC
>

From Wikipedia, to clear up the British vs American confusion.


Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy
solid also called paraffin wax or just paraffin) is a colorless flammable
hydrocarbon liquid.

Charles of Schaumburg