When I saw the pile of black grit on my floors, I knew it was time to clean up the bike chain. It worked well and even got the black grit that was ground into the tiles.
Three ingredients. Vinegar, Soap, Water.
Some recipes add baking soda but you don't want that. It will neutralize the vinegar and all you end up having as an active ingredient is the soapy water. Vinegar will help cut your grease.
As for the bike? I used this stuff on my chain and used this as an excuse to refurbish the rear derailleur. When I went on my next workout, everything was working great!
Ingredients are both in a ratio and volumes.
Ratio:
- 1 part Blue Dawn Dish Soap
- 4 parts White Vinegar
- 12 parts Water.
Volume:
- 1 ounce Blue Dawn Dish Soap
- 4 ounce White Vinegar
- 12 ounce Water.
Yeah you didn't expect me to make the math difficult either for you or me. Double it or scale it down. It "should work" just the same. Shake well before using.
Oh and standard internet warranty applies:
Use this at your own risk. Just because it worked on my bike doesn't mean it will work for you. Test it out first and decide because you are a big enough person to be able to judge for yourself. I'll make and use more of this stuff but I am not responsible for anything you ruin with this mix.
When I used it, I used it as a soak on the derailleur, and as something to wipe things down like the chain. I'm pleased with what I got but everything I worked on was pretty non-reactive.
I'm going to try this. Logically speaking, this sounds extremely useful! Thank you.
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