Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Pre-Motorized Bicycle Information. forum. I have a pan filled with bike chains and pieces of bike chains from old donar bikes. All of them ...
I have a pan filled with bike chains and pieces of bike chains from old donar bikes. All of them are in various states of rust. They all seem pretty solid just rusty as heck.
I read somewhere you can soak them in something simple to clean them up. I sure would like to do that since I have only one more new bike chain but I'm falling over old ones with more to come. So does anyone remember what to soak them in..
great thread. i have an old bicycle chain i was wondering the same thing about removing the rust
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When I was a kid we would soak our old rusty chains in gasoline for a couple of days. Then wire brush them a little and soak them oil. It would sure make them run smooth after that........................
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Strong carb cleaner will get the crust off then I do a matathon power wire brushing and if I can't find any links cracked I will mix up grease and 90wt royal purple gear oil and boil the chain in it hang the chain up so excess will drip back into the mix can that I boiled it in after it done dripping wipe off the excess and go for it.
Lots more work, but I'm well, Bob has a word for it, and the way I'm about doing things. But I haven't had to pedal or push my bike yet have I Bob.
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I second the PBBlaster. Or Kroil. Just put the chain in a coffee can or food tub - spray the heck out of it. Do a work week....come back next weekend. Should be good to go. If pitted, throw it out.
Biodiesel is a very gentle yet strong solvent. It is 100% safe and if 100% pure can even be drunk (don't recommend it because residual methanol from the manufacturing process can be present)
So many good answers and no one said varsol.... That is what my dad had around his shop to soak metal parts in. Yes I just remembered it and have no idea if it is still available or not. It was probably even a lower grade fuel oil than kerosene but I really don't know.
Now for a serious ?? 
But I haven't had to pedal or push my bike yet have I Bob.
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