When I used kerosene in the past, I just put a little in a jar and used an old soft toothbrush to apply/scrub, then wiped with a rag. I only did that once when the chain was very dirty.
With a sealed chain, the biggest priority is to ensure that the seal rings, be they o-rings or x-rings or whatever, are clean. Particularly with o-rings getting dirt caught between the rings and the chain plates can eat away at the rings. Once they let loose their grease, there's no putting it back. For that reason I would avoid anything that gets tacky and might make that dirt stick. I use this stuff:
At $5/can at Lowe's (look in the tool section) it's cheap and readily available. The propellant makes a good cleaner, and once it dries it's Teflon so dirt is not so prone to stick to it. It's labeled O-ring safe, and even smells a bit like coconut
I've never seen anyone that's used it have anything bad to say about it.
With a sealed chain, the biggest priority is to ensure that the seal rings, be they o-rings or x-rings or whatever, are clean. Particularly with o-rings getting dirt caught between the rings and the chain plates can eat away at the rings. Once they let loose their grease, there's no putting it back. For that reason I would avoid anything that gets tacky and might make that dirt stick. I use this stuff:
At $5/can at Lowe's (look in the tool section) it's cheap and readily available. The propellant makes a good cleaner, and once it dries it's Teflon so dirt is not so prone to stick to it. It's labeled O-ring safe, and even smells a bit like coconut
I've never seen anyone that's used it have anything bad to say about it.
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