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Originally Posted by Mudpuppy
well instead of cleaning the chain tonight i went riding.. i see you took the chain and sprockets off.. i am just going to clean the chain and sprocket on the bike.. i was almost thinking a spray bottle or paint brush to apply the kerosene.. then the grunge brush to clean off the bullshit.. have you used kero with the chain and sprocket on the bike? how did you put it on the chain? the paint tray and rubber gloves are a good idea.. thanks for the tip.. i have chemical gloves that i used to use to acid wash the pool..
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Yeah the only reason I did the whole dealie was because I already had the wheels off and everything.
I haven't cleaned the chain again since that time, which was the first time I used kero, but I was planning to use a spray bottle when I did. Make sure the spray bottle is rated to hold a solvent like kerosene without degrading if you plan to store the kero in that specific bottle between uses. Griot's Garage (great garage supply place for OCD people like me) sells some very excellent spray bottles and nozzles, you'd have to check whether or not they were compatible. You may want an opaque bottle or a carefully chosen storage location just in case since kero is flammable.
The paint tray is great if you've got your wheels off and you don't have a clip-type master or a chain breaker and spare master link. Once in a long while it would probably be good to just take the whole chain off and soak it for a bit though. My owners manual says to not submerge for more than 10 minutes for o-ring health, when you do that though. With wheels on, spray bottle and brushes is your best bet. Even then still wear the gloves.
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Originally Posted by Ebbs15
will Kero hurt your powdercoated swing arm?
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I used it to lightly clean the chain lube flings off of my swingarm, so I would say no.
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Originally Posted by Quick281
CEO's suggested method, very labor intensive but my bike needed the good cleaning. Now that its been done, I can continue to do it on the bike.
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Looks great man, good work. Glad it worked out for you. Amazing all of the SHIT that comes off of there, huh?
Yeah, for a really thorough clean this is the way to do it. Between that, the spray and clean should be fine.
I figure every time I get new tires I will do it the way I described in this thread / my garage thread.