I waxed my chain for the first time with silca secret and I feel there is a lot of wax. What should I do? Just ride the bike or wax again with less?
by JoanFontcuberta
I waxed my chain for the first time with silca secret and I feel there is a lot of wax. What should I do? Just ride the bike or wax again with less?
by JoanFontcuberta
8 Comments
Genuine question
Just ride it, it will flake off.
Hopefully not indoor on a trainer lol 😉
Ride it. It’ll flake off.
You got too little chain on your wax 😆😆
Did you follow Silca’s directions? If you did, there’s the problem. They have you take the chain out of the wax too cold. Thread a piece of wire through one of the ends and hang it over the side of the wax pot. Pull the chain from the wax and let the excess drip back into the pot.
I swear Silca wants you to waste half the product so you buy it more often.
Just ride. As long as the links aren’t stuck you’re fine. Even if they are a bit stuck they’ll work themselves out especially if it’s warm outside.
Usually lose most of this by sticking a 1” dowel in a vice and pulling the chain back and forth across it. Frees the links and knocks off the excess.
Just ride it, the excess will flake off.
maybe wipe it? is that an xt m737/739 derailleur? just curious how well i know bikes