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Cake day: June 7th, 2023

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  • Be ready to be horrified: I was tired of the dirt on the chain, collected by the standard chain oil, so I thought about waxing. I looked at products available and nothing convinced me: either remove the chain and submerge it in melted wax or use some liquid product,whose quality was questionable.

    I saw that people was using candle wax, and a random guy rubbing the candle on the chain and then melting it with a lighter (those where you can direct the flame). So I did exacly that with an unscented ikea candle I had a bunch of. I did that first time in May, and then again in September. I took some light rain, and usually quickly dried with a cloth when home. I don’t see signs of rust, and the noise is at normal level. I’m pretty happy, but I’m aware I could destroy my chain with it, so I’m taling the risk. Even after the ride in the picture on unpaved road with rain, the chain looked “clean” and not much was left on te cleaning cloth. The same ride with oil would have collected an unthinkable quantity of dirt.