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Cleaning a bike for waxing, still some grease left. What to do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by mobergmann@lemmy.world to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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I want to switch to wax. For preparation, I am cleaning my cassette, the gears in the bicycle derailleur (and the derailleur frame), and the bicycle chainring (I don't need to clean the chain because I am getting a new one).
For the job, I got white spirit, isopropyl alcohol, and a brush, and I cleaned them as well as I could, but, for example, on the cassette there are still some black dots left and, when touching them, they are still a little greasy. How clean do the components need to be, and how can I get rid of the leftover grease?

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[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For chains and small components we put them in jars with the white spirit first and aceton second and shake.

[–] mobergmann@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I was told that the small gears in the derailleur should not be put in white spirit or acetone, because it would also remove the grease in the bearings 🤔.

[–] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

It depends what you have, the jockey wheels usually have slip bearings/bushings and they don't mind it that much.