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Originally Posted by Quick281
What do you rinse with before the ride to dry the chain? I toweled down the kerosene and then rode around, but would it hurt to use water? I would assume the onset of rust could be a problem but nothing a quick towel and good ride couldn't fix. It just felt weird to wash with kero and then lube it up.
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Kerosene evaporates very quickly you don't really need to wash the chain in my opinion, just wait a couple minutes and then ride it. The heat and air flow will definitely dry that shit off.
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Originally Posted by Ebbs15
so will Kero hurt your paint or the powdercoat on your swing arm? it'd be nice to clean all the road grime off my bike from AK... and degreaser just doesn't seem to cut it... just wondering..
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Like I said, I used kero to clean my swingarm. No problems.
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Originally Posted by Mudpuppy
what i do is this:
1. Clean the chain with whatever - in this case kero
2. Wash the bike with carwash stuff or dish soap or whatever
3. Dry the bike
4. Ride the bike for 5-15 minutes to warm the chain
5. Lube the chain while it is warm
That way whatever degreaser, wd40, kero, etc. you use to clean the chain is throughly washed of the chain and the bike if some spills over.
If not sure test the kero on an inconspicuous spot like carpet cleaner (always says that on the bottle).
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I was able to pick up a 'zep' brand commercial solvent spray bottle at the Depot. Looks like it will be chemically compatible as well as have a very good quality trigger/nozzle because it's meant to be used by prof. cleaners.
As far as the process you described I tend to not like to wet the chain unless the weather does it for me, and then I make sure I give it a good clean and lube. If you get little surface rust pits from the water, the lube can just lay on top of it and the rust remains.
