Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Marc wrote: > > I use only Dupont chain lube. It stay put, lasts for a long time and does the > job. That said, I agree that cleaning is an important step. > > M > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeff Khoury > To: Marc > Cc: List KLR DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 3:47:34 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NEW? Chain lube > > > I use two chain lubes, depending on application. > > I always clean with WD-40, then: > > Dry/Dusty/General use: 90w-140 gear oil, I use a 3-in-1 household oil bottle > repurposed to apply it. Just a drop on each o-ring and on a couple of rollers. > I avoid anything sticky so dirt and stuff doesn't make a gritty paste. > > Wet weather: a light coat of waterproof marine grease - you know... the sticky > blue stuff. > > Both of these lubes are dirt cheap compared to the stuff sold at the bike shop > and it seems to work at least as well. > > I get excellent life out of my chains. Frankly, I think the cleaning part is > just as, if not more important than the lubing part when we're talking about > sealed chains. > > > -Jeff Khoury > > > ________________________________ > From: "Jeff Khoury" > To: "Marc" > Cc: "List KLR" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:25:30 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NEW? Chain lube > > > The folks over at Wired Mag ran a bit of it through a spectrometer. Here are the > results: > > > http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside > > -Jeff Khoury > > From: "Marc" > To: "List KLR" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:33:57 PM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NEW? Chain lube > > WD40 is an oil. A light one but an oil. > > The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on > the surface, providing lubrication and protection from moisture. > WD-40's formula is a trade secret. The product is not patented to avoid > completely disclosing its ingredients.[2] [3]WD-40's main ingredients, according > > to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet information, are: > * 50%: Stoddard solvent (i.e., mineral spirits " primarily hexane, somewhat > similar to kerosene) > * 25%: Liquefied petroleum gas (presumably as a propellant; carbon dioxide is > now used instead to reduce WD-40's considerable flammability) > * 15+%: Mineral oil (light lubricating oil) > * 10-%: Inert ingredients > The German version of the mandatory EU safety sheet lists the following > safety-relevant ingredients: > * 60 "80%: Heavy Naphtha (petroleum product), hydrogen treated > * 1 "5%: Carbon dioxide > > ________________________________ > From: mark ward < nomad59@... > > To: List KLR < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 1:17:18 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NEW? Chain lube > > Hey ALL > > NOT to start anouther thread............unless! HUMOR is included. LOL There ad > says "NEW" so I thought I would let ya know. > > PB Blaster know for penetrents, now has PB50 an "ALL-purpose" Lubricant in a > small 3oz. spray can. $1.98 at Homedepot. > > It's light weight, and petroliom, but what weight I could not find out even > after talking to there Tech. > > But compared to WD40, a penetrent, This IS an oil. > And what I like, is it's small for packing on long trips.. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >