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  • Cassette soaked in petrol?
  • althepal
    Full Member

    Took my xt cassette off tonight prior to transferring it to a new wheelset.
    Problem is it’s caked with leftover lube, crap etc.. Don’t have any muc off or similar so thought id just soak it overnight in some petrol I had.. The rings are just riveted onto the spider, there’s no seals etc.. Hopefully by tomorrow I’ll have a nice shiny cassette?? I deep clean my chain using petrol so it should clean it.
    So, have I killed the cassette, or will I have a nice shiny one in the morning?

    sambob
    Free Member

    Should be fine, I use paraffin for mine and it comes up squeaky clean. Just scrub it with a toothbrush or something when you take it out.

    misterfrostie
    Free Member

    Probably wouldn’t leave it soaking overnight, a good stiff brush and the petrol should have it looking mint in no time. I use neat Fenwicks and a stiff brush, mine comes up like new.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Wee bit of a waste of petrol but it won’t do any harm. Better with diesel or paraffin, won’t flash off as much.

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    jeesus – you need to get that petrol off, STAT* !

    I suggest* a blowlamp for rapid drying

    * (You/I don’t really)

    althepal
    Full Member

    Well I’m in bed now so it’ll just have to be overnight!!
    No expert in these things but I wanted it shiney before putting it onto my nice new wheels and wanted to expidite the process whilst using what I had to hand so am a bit happier now.
    Suppose I should have got degreaser when in halfords today..
    Cheers!

    althepal
    Full Member

    Suprised it took so long for a joke to appear!

    antigee
    Full Member

    i’m old and i do that, chain as well

    would do mechs but too many bits of plastic in them to be sure

    if i feel kind i let the guinea pigs sniff the fumes

    its a man place

    Ambrose
    Full Member

    You will die.

    eventually 🙁

    althepal
    Full Member

    I love the smell of unleaded in the morning kinda thing?
    It is my mancave tho! For mancave readas messy, disorganised and with lots of variously oily rags lying about

    globalti
    Free Member

    Hope he didn’t walk into the shed/garage this morning and light up a ciggie….

    …or was that him who blew up near Leyland last night? Mrs Gti and Gti junior saw it from the M6.

    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    Petrol isn’t half as effective as diesel.

    Change your car from petrol to diesel, that will make cleaning your bike much easier 🙂

    njee20
    Free Member

    And you really don’t need to soak it, 5 seconds and a brush and it’ll be perfect! Doing it on your chain is a worse idea – strips all the grease and lube out of the useful places.

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    I thought everyone just put their cassette and chainset in the dishwasher when moving stuff between bikes.

    lucien
    Full Member

    Given the price of petrol / diesel it’s probably cheaper to use a litre of de-greaser…?????

    FunkyDunc
    Free Member

    “Doing it on your chain is a worse idea – strips all the grease and lube out of the useful places.”

    Thats why you should use diesel, it leaves and thin film of oil behind.

    chvck
    Free Member

    Soak entire drivetrain overnight, wait till the roads get busy, set fire to drivetrain and ride down road.

    theflatboy
    Free Member

    another vote for dishwasher here.

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    Diesel has a lower flashpoint, hasn’t it? Petrol is probably safer.

    (Until it burns 🙂 )

    steve_b77
    Free Member

    Is it cheaper to run my car on degreaser?

    mikey74
    Free Member

    White spirit: It’s cheaper and very effective.

    MarkN
    Free Member

    Some Flash floor cleaner and a brush used here. I can’t afford petrol or diesel 😀

    robhughes
    Free Member

    White spirit here.
    Always pinching it off our decorators… 😉

    rusty90
    Free Member

    White spirit: It’s cheaper and very effective.

    And quite palatable when mixed with orange juice

    njee20
    Free Member

    I just tend to give it a scrub with a stiff brush and some Fairy liquid!

    slimjim78
    Free Member

    you cannot ignite neat petrol or deisel, only the fumes.
    therefore, if you work in a vacuum you are totally safe.

    GrahamS
    Full Member

    Soak entire drivetrain overnight, wait till the roads get busy, set fire to drivetrain and ride down road.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    epicyclo – Member

    Diesel has a lower flashpoint, hasn’t it?

    Nah, petrol flashes off from about -45C, diesel around 50C, from memory.

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