Waxing your chain tips?

[MontyVeda]

I think can see or understand the benefits of hot waxing. It’s the disadvantages that concern me. I watched numerous YouTube videos including GCN tech & The Cycle Workshop.

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The thing with YT videos is they're not to inform or educate but to generate ad revenue for the channel (yes, I'm a cynic). They make a video about hot wax because another channel made a video about hot wax. They all copy each other and i take them with a pinch of salt. At the end of the day it's better to lube then not lube. There is no single method to blow all the others out of the water.

 

[Drago]

What if you want to wax the whole chain and not merely the tips?

 

[Sea of vapours]

What do you do ?

Hot wax all year. If the ride has been a bit wet then I will at least wipe the chain thoroughly with a microfibre cloth and a fair bit of isopropyl alcohol to remove the water. If it's been properly wet then I re-wax it, which takes under five minutes 'effort' over a couple of hours (for the wax pot to melt). I ride all winter and several times a week and I've not had an issue with chains rusting.

 

[Profpointy]

What if you want to wax the whole chain and not merely the tips?

I read it that way at first too !

 

[Oldhippy]

A toothbrush occasionally then just oil it. Everything else seems like overkill to me..