Goo Gone to Clean a Chain?
Mark Cleary
It is a citrus based cleaning that is suppose to work for grease and a
variety of things. It is used in model railroading to clean buildup off
the track and I thought I would try it to clean my chain. I gave it a
try the chain was not real dirty but I like to keep them really clean. I
wipe it off good and then use some lube, it looks good and seem to work.
Any others do this, I leave the chain on and just wipe with rags.
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Dan O
> Has anyone used this to clean a chain or what do you think of the stuff.
> It is a citrus based cleaning that is suppose to work for grease and a
> variety of things. It is used in model railroading to clean buildup off
> the track and I thought I would try it to clean my chain. I gave it a
> try the chain was not real dirty but I like to keep them really clean. I
> wipe it off good and then use some lube, it looks good and seem to work.
> Any others do this, I leave the chain on and just wipe with rags.
I think then you'd have to use something else afterwards to clean the
Goo Gone out of the chain, too.
Chalo
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> Has anyone used this to clean a chain or what do you think of the stuff.
> It is a citrus based cleaning that is suppose to work for grease and a
> variety of things. It is used in model railroading to clean buildup off
> the track and I thought I would try it to clean my chain. I gave it a
> try the chain was not real dirty but I like to keep them really clean. I
> wipe it off good and then use some lube, it looks good and seem to work.
> Any others do this, I leave the chain on and just wipe with rags.
Don't do that! You'll wreck your chain's O-rings!
(That's a joke, son.)
I'm sure Goo Gone would work fine to clean greasy crud off the outside
of a chain, and it would probably work well in a chain cleaning
machine or soda-bottle agitation cleaner. But there are much less
expensive solvents that will do the same.
Goo Gone contains d-limonene, but it also contains petroleum
distillates. Just the petroleum part will do more or less the same
cleaning job on a chain. Kerosene, mineral spirits, naphtha
("odorless mineral spirits" or "odorless paint thinner"), diesel fuel,
or biodiesel will all clean a chain at a lower tariff.
Chalo
someone
> Has anyone used this to clean a chain or what do you think of the stuff.
> It is a citrus based cleaning that is suppose to work for grease and a
> variety of things. It is used in model railroading to clean buildup off
> the track and I thought I would try it to clean my chain. I gave it a
> try the chain was not real dirty but I like to keep them really clean. I
> wipe it off good and then use some lube, it looks good and seem to work.
> Any others do this, I leave the chain on and just wipe with rags.
How much does it cost compared to using kerosene? Remember that
kerosene when used and dirty is easily washed clean with water and so
is re-usable. And if you leave the chain to dry without wiping, then
a wax film forms to protect the chain from corrosion due to condensate.
Nate Nagel
seriously, kerosene is just about the perfect substance for this
purpose. I tried cleaning a really nasty chain in a bucket of carb dip
(the stuff that comes in a coffee can, with the little basket) and it
worked great but I never used that chain; once I got it clean I saw it
had been spliced together from two different brands of chain so I just
went to the LBS and got a new one.
If you have an auto paint supply house nearby, they sell filters that
fit into a funnel (intended for straining crap out of paint right before
you load it into your spray gun) that are good for straining crud out of
kerosene if you are in a hurry to reuse it. in a pinch I've used a shop
rag shoved in a funnel when I needed clean kerosene to clean something
and didn't feel like running to the gas station or store.
nate
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Pat
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> If you have an auto paint supply house nearby, they sell filters that
> fit into a funnel (intended for straining crap out of paint right
> before you load it into your spray gun) that are good for straining
> crud out of kerosene if you are in a hurry to reuse it. in a pinch
> I've used a shop rag shoved in a funnel when I needed clean kerosene
> to clean something and didn't feel like running to the gas station or
> store.
> nate
Or a coffee filter.
Peter Cole
You don't need filters, the junk just settles out.
someone
I think it is likely quicker to put the oil in a bottle and add water
than to set up a filter. It's always clean when I need to use it. I
really can't see the point of messing with filters.