Maxima 74920 Chain Wax - 13.5 oz. Aerosol

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In my experience, wax-based drip lubes inevitably lead to more gunk build-up on your drivetrain, compared with immersive waxed chains, as they attract more contaminants. A rusty chain looks bad, but corrosion on the inside faces of the plates will damage the O-rings that seal in the factory grease around the rivets. The key part is making sure each chain hangs freely, so contaminants can’t adhere to the drying wax. ZFC, however, is adamant this isn’t optimum and that the benefits of waxed-based lubricants, and of immersive waxing in particular, far outstrip the negatives even for commuters. Dirty mineral spirits can be recycled and reused by allowing the dirt to settle at the bottom of the container, then carefully pouring it into another clean container through a coffee filter paper.

Dry lubes are worth considering, but personally I’m going for something more oily or waxy for that peace of mind in wear performance. First of all, it makes sense to use a chain cleaner spray and a special chain cleaning brush to clean your motorcycle’s chain before you lube it. Most modern bikes use a chain with O-rings (or X-rings) that seal in grease from the factory between the rivet and the bushing, which keeps it flexing smoothly and reduces internal wear. Blending new age science with old-world technique, Molten Speed Wax delivers drive train efficiency and dirt repellency in varying conditions.

This process involves taking a scrupulously clean chain and immersing it in a heated vat of highly refined paraffin wax and other additives. Back in the days when everybody had plain chains, everybody knew that the best way to keep a plain chain living a long and happy life was to keep a constant stream of lubricant on it, the more lubricant you had on the chain the better off you were. You should be interested in cleaning and lubricating your motorcycle chain if you have a chain final drive on your bike and you’re interested in helping your motorcycle chain last for a really long time. With products ranging from lube, grease, massage oil and beyond Morgan Blue has every facet of rider care covered. The only downside is it doesn’t last very long so if you want to clean your chain every 500 miles that’s probably fine depending on what environment you are riding in.

Simon joined BikeRadar in 2020, but has been riding bikes all his life, and racing road and time trial bikes for over a decade. Found it our mtb race last year as it was in the Swag kit, after using I went out and bought a BIG bottle of it. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development.In addition to the durable and protective paraffin film, Maxima Chain Wax is further fortified with world-class additives that eliminate corrosion while minimizing chain stretch and wear. Ultimately, it’s not worth risking a broken quick link while riding, just to save a little money, as it could cause you to crash.

It showed a high initial fling, but then it didn’t spray off in the second fling test, indicating that if you don’t put too much on, it’ll give you much better results and it won’t keep spraying off the chain like gear oil and others. This chain lube is for all types of chains: from your OEM chain to upgraded and high-performance O-ring, X-ring, Z-ring chains. It needs to be totally spotless, inside and out, because any residual oil or grease will contaminate your wax and make it harder for the wax to adhere to your chain.You should notice the liquid turning a lovely brown or black colour – that’s all the grease and/or dirt coming out. But I watched the fortnine video where they/he goes through an analysis of several different chain lubes.