stripping YBN titanium chains?
Moderator: robbosmans
after running DA chains for a while, I'm switching over to YBN. does anyone know if it's ok to strip the factory grease with mineral spirits? I've read they have some sort of PTFE plating/coating (which also is supposed to bond well with MSW) and didn't want to end up accidentally stripping this off.
thanks in advance!
thanks in advance!
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MSW recommends those chains and they recommend degreasing them with odorless mineral spirits and denatured alcohol prior to waxing.
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I do the same. Works a dream. Very very durable chains. In my experience MSW will work best after the first two wax intervals.
Be careful as the silver SlLA chain doesn’t have the Ti-N coating. Only the black and gold. Hence the price difference. The silver chains will get noisier just that little quicker. Otherwise they are top quality too.
Absolute black hot grapheme wax however doesn’t adhere well. So don’t buy that but stay with MSW.
Be careful as the silver SlLA chain doesn’t have the Ti-N coating. Only the black and gold. Hence the price difference. The silver chains will get noisier just that little quicker. Otherwise they are top quality too.
Absolute black hot grapheme wax however doesn’t adhere well. So don’t buy that but stay with MSW.
thank you, thats what i've been doing with my SRAM/DA chains, it just gets so messy. I need to invest in an ultrasonic cleaner.garbageman wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 5:18 amMSW recommends those chains and they recommend degreasing them with odorless mineral spirits and denatured alcohol prior to waxing.
thanks for the heads up! your tip led me to read a few WW threads on it, looks like ABGW isn't ready for prime time. Glad I dodged that bullet. MSW has been working great for me.Cubist wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 6:40 amI do the same. Works a dream. Very very durable chains. In my experience MSW will work best after the first two wax intervals.
Be careful as the silver SlLA chain doesn’t have the Ti-N coating. Only the black and gold. Hence the price difference. The silver chains will get noisier just that little quicker. Otherwise they are top quality too.
Absolute black hot grapheme wax however doesn’t adhere well. So don’t buy that but stay with MSW.
One thing that puzzles me though, I live in a warmish dry climate, and I routinely put 500-600 miles on a waxed chain without any degradation - no noise, no roughness, no squeaking, no binding or rattling. I hope I'm not doing something wrong.
The AB graphene wax generally doesn’t last as long as MSW from my experience. Seems like I get 30-40% less mileage out of the AB waxed chain.
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I've used mineral spirits in a jar. Just shake and most of the factory grease will come off. I have another jar of rubbing alcohol to remove the mineral spirits.
Once cleaned and dried, waxing was a piece of cake.
Once cleaned and dried, waxing was a piece of cake.
yep that's how i've been cleaning my DA and Sram Red chains.corkycalvin wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:11 amI've used mineral spirits in a jar. Just shake and most of the factory grease will come off. I have another jar of rubbing alcohol to remove the mineral spirits.
Once cleaned and dried, waxing was a piece of cake.
I made the mistake of sniffing the container to see which one was alcohol and which one was mineral spirits. I'll never do THAT agaiN!
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Write on the lid, MS for mineral spirits and RA for rubbing alcohol. Problem solved!theStig wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 5:26 amyep that's how i've been cleaning my DA and Sram Red chains.corkycalvin wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:11 amI've used mineral spirits in a jar. Just shake and most of the factory grease will come off. I have another jar of rubbing alcohol to remove the mineral spirits.
Once cleaned and dried, waxing was a piece of cake.
I made the mistake of sniffing the container to see which one was alcohol and which one was mineral spirits. I'll never do THAT agaiN!
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