Juice Lubes Dirty Little Scrubber

Seems excellent value to me, I purchased the Muc-Off X3 and while it does an excellent job it's more than double the price. 

I've used this tyype of chain scrubber before and found that liberal amounts of solvert were dripping off the chain onto the floor and running down chain rings and sprockets.

For some years now I've been taking the chain off and dropping it in a jam jar half full of WD40. Let it soak and shake it a few times and when the bulk of the dirt is off do it again in a second jar of WD40. Looks like new afterwards and no crunching noises that you get from using a rag on the chain that pushes fine grit between moving parts.

I leave the jam jars to stand and let the dirt settle then decant the clear WD40 and flush the dirt out. That uses some liquid that only needs topping up!

For those that may not be aware of it, WD40 is available in 5L canisters.

Sounds like a good product. The name seems a little, er, démodé, though.

5 stars, well done Juice Lubes.

I do like their fork juice.

I had to adopt KMC chains when Sram stopped making nice 8 speed chains, they advise against solvent chain scrubbing, so didn't.  Little more wiping and an acceptance that the drivetrain on the Getting to Work bike (now mothballed) would never sparkle at the very start of the one journey just after cleaning.  There is less taking the casette off for deep cleaning too, just flossing.  No need chain is not super clean.

The good bike still has a nice Sram 9 speed and XTR, so that one still gets scrubbed, and of course I am much more obsessive about that one.  Still the sparklyness only lasts until the first bridleway.

The Ultimate Commuter is Rohloffed, KMC's X1 is a tough old chain, though VERY good, when new it cannot fit my Park CC-2 chain checker and so appears to have less than 0% "stretch" (whearas new derailier chains come in at around 0.25%, as expected), KMC so only wipe (very well) and occasionally toothbrush to rid some of the inner filth.  Much less time needed to get a nice level of cleanlyness on the "single speed" setup.

I do not seem to notice a huge difference in life of the chain when using or not using my Park scrubber and Finish Lines Eco Tech solvent.  Never been one to keep records, just change things when needed, preferably with the best I can manage.

To Sirachas point, not using the scrubber does seem to result in less of the grinding thing when twisting the chain with fingers between cleanings.  Maybe KMC have a point and their excellent set up grease does stay in the deep crevices and keep the chain lubricated.  My riding is a bit of road (utility) and a lot of off road with dust and/or filth.  Lots of filth.

I don't know if you are supposed to do this sort of thing. Some say yes, others say it messes up the inner lubrication and your chain is never the same again.

The chain certainly looks sparkling. Did you try flexing it side to side? I always get a gritty sound and feel when I try that, telling me that there is still grit in the inner workings. And of course, how long will it stay clean?