Well folks...having been a fan of WD-40 for use as a chain cleaner/lube for several years now and knowing that in light of it's many highly touted accolades many of us use it as such out there in cyclecyberspace?..I felt compelled to share the following cheers and jeers after more than several years of first hand usage as both a chain lube and/or cleaner..as follows...
"THE CHEERS":
1. So far it has proven to be an extremely good chain cleaner that doesn't seem to harm modern day o-ring style chains.
2. I even liked it as a lube *(provided it was applied often and liberally...as in...re-soaked every 200 miles or so) as it seemed to collect far less sandy road grime than any commercially specific chain lube I've eber bought and tried..a very welcome trait...especially in living sandy corner, south florida.
3. It also displaces water...which is also a welcome trait in here in not so sunny rainy season south florida.
and now?...
"THE JEERS":
1. If you do attempt to use WD-40 exclusively as both a cleaner and a lube?...you must give it frequent and liberal applications...and as such?..much of it will sling off in rapid fashion..(this is also why it collects less road grime build-up)...however...now much of that excessive coating of WD-40 has a way of migrating onto the inner surfaces of your rear wheel...and being that it's also a wonderful glue solvent?...there go your stick on wheel weights...and I shudder to think of what affect losing a 2 ouncer at a buck 80 might have...in two issues...balance annnnnd...ballistics.
2. If you do use WD-40 just as a cleaner?...and then use a true commercially sold o-ring spec chain lube on top of it?...angain the residual light coating of WD-40 left from the cleaning process will prevent your "Doesn't Sling Off" chain lube from ever even establishing initial adherence to the chain..thusly?..it will sling off...like a band-aid on wet skin....leaving you with a REAL LIGHT residual coating of WD-40...not good...not good at all.
and finally?...
3. Well?...I honestly can't think of a 3rd negitive reason outside of referencing you to re-read #'s 1 & 2 above as...that should be enough to gt the point across.
What's "the point" you ask?...well?...good question as...I'm really not certain...but at this point I'm thinking that buying a can of real chain lube might be in order.
and...L8R, Bill.
"THE CHEERS":
1. So far it has proven to be an extremely good chain cleaner that doesn't seem to harm modern day o-ring style chains.
2. I even liked it as a lube *(provided it was applied often and liberally...as in...re-soaked every 200 miles or so) as it seemed to collect far less sandy road grime than any commercially specific chain lube I've eber bought and tried..a very welcome trait...especially in living sandy corner, south florida.
3. It also displaces water...which is also a welcome trait in here in not so sunny rainy season south florida.
and now?...
"THE JEERS":
1. If you do attempt to use WD-40 exclusively as both a cleaner and a lube?...you must give it frequent and liberal applications...and as such?..much of it will sling off in rapid fashion..(this is also why it collects less road grime build-up)...however...now much of that excessive coating of WD-40 has a way of migrating onto the inner surfaces of your rear wheel...and being that it's also a wonderful glue solvent?...there go your stick on wheel weights...and I shudder to think of what affect losing a 2 ouncer at a buck 80 might have...in two issues...balance annnnnd...ballistics.
2. If you do use WD-40 just as a cleaner?...and then use a true commercially sold o-ring spec chain lube on top of it?...angain the residual light coating of WD-40 left from the cleaning process will prevent your "Doesn't Sling Off" chain lube from ever even establishing initial adherence to the chain..thusly?..it will sling off...like a band-aid on wet skin....leaving you with a REAL LIGHT residual coating of WD-40...not good...not good at all.
and finally?...
3. Well?...I honestly can't think of a 3rd negitive reason outside of referencing you to re-read #'s 1 & 2 above as...that should be enough to gt the point across.
What's "the point" you ask?...well?...good question as...I'm really not certain...but at this point I'm thinking that buying a can of real chain lube might be in order.
and...L8R, Bill.
