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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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[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This or actual degreaser but in my opinion if the non l other components are pretty well clean then I wouldn't stress further. You're waxing the chain, not the other bits, as long as they're not gunked up massively you should be fine

[–] mobergmann@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I used degreaser, but it left a black grease. I removed the small gears in the derailleur and used degreaser, then scrubbed with white spirit and then with isopropanol. But I didn't soak it, because I heard it can dissolve the grease in the bearings.

[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yep, you want to protect internal bearings for sure. What are you using for degreaser? You might just need another few rounds, but I wouldn't say it needs to be absolutely spotless.

Some photos would help