Chain waxing?

I raid that as a few hundred thousand k and thought I'm getting on board! Between this and the ultrasonic cleaner, does anyone not just give their chain a cursory wipe down regularly and a bigger clean every so often?

Don't use PTFE, not worth the extra faff (@eeeee never knew about the environmental impact, so I can feel more smug about that now).

@Bambaata I reuse it but if you don't fully clean the chain its ruined very quickly. I leave it in a tray. Once you remember to do it regularly, the quickest way is a quick wipe and then pour boiling water over it. If you've left it to long, its boiling water, followed by Xylene or whatever you use, maybe 2 or 3 washes, then dry and into wax.

I use lab grade paraffin wax, reasonably cheap and does the job.

I gave a deep clean the first time, scraped off all the crud but its never really built back up. All I do know is a wipe with a garage cloth, sin e.

I'd never heard this (although I want to hear the reasoning which I am sure there is), my understanding was to keep it not far above melting point (I am using lab grade paraffin wax) so about 70 degrees as otherwise it doesn't last at all (no proof, just what I was told). In regards performance, once its clean and not worn, I am not sure there is much more to eek out of it

I don't replace it, I have spares and will if I am not happy with it clicking in but I have reused quickly is multiple times without issue.

Does it not run out quick if you lift it out quick at 70? I thought that was the reason you left it in until the wax started to solidify? I'd also love to spout out some chemistry bullsh1t about braking up hydrocarbon chains in the wax and in effect make it more slippery but I would be lying (it could be true though). I really thought based on lab experience that overheating the wax, as well as being more of a fire risk, in our line of work made it harder to use and the wax effectively breaks down for want of a better word, maybe deteriorates is the right word.

Not saying it does or doesn't make a difference but like a lot of things with chains, the biggest affect in efficiency is having a clean chain followed by s straight chain, everything after that is so marginal it is not detectable for most of us.

I typically roll it over a door handle so it loosens any kinks, stiffness is gone after a few minutes but make sure you have ridden it as it will jump for a few minute until it loosens. If your planning on swapping after each main stage, the warm up alone shoudl be enough but one chain will last the weekend in my opinion (but I take no responsibility if you chose to and it doesn't).