[QUOTE=tulip;467292]Back in the day, we used to remove our chains, clean them in kerosene (sometimes in gasoline ) and then heat up paraffrin wax and dip the chain in. The wax would seep into the little nooks and crannies and provide long-term lube. At least that's what we believed. /QUOTE]

Tulip - Your post just brought back memories of my days in the Peace Corps when I would clean my motorcycle chain in gasoline. We were taught to use gasoline because there really wasn't anything else available. Just thinking about it...I can smell the gasoline. Yuck.