We've been getting some great feedback about riders and racers using Chain Dip, but....

The Problem 

Most people are using Crock-Pots to melt the wax. We've found that the temperature differences from cheap to high end Crock-Pots can vary significantly. Most the the sub $100 cookers we've found only have Warm/Medium/High settings, which is not suitable.   This will change the way Chain Dip sets up on a chain. 

Rule of thumb, if the chain is too hot to handle for more then a few seconds coming out of the melted wax, the Chain Dip is getting overheated. If its getting overheated, you're not going to get the full benefit of all of Chain Dip's awesomeness. The wax bath is too hot, and the application on the chain is too thin, leading to a nosier chain and decrease in durability. 

Solutions

Chain Dip was originally designed and tested using commercial grade therapeutic wax baths. These are expensive, A cheaper solution is using a small beauty wax warmer ,traditionally used to apply wax for hair removal, less then $20 shipped. 

A better but more expensive solution is to use a thermostatic heat controller on the Crock-Pot you already have. The Inkbird Thermostatic Controller can take over your cheepo Crock-Pot an turn it into a near scientific grade heating device. Current prices are between $35-50 shipped.

Check it out here: 

​We're working on a guide to temps of Chain Dip, please keep posted by checking back or subscribing to the blog, liking us on Facebook and following on Twitter. 

Get a few GoPros mounted on bikes, your racing club together, and pick a place for some epic riding. This great video produced by the team at San Diego Bicycle Club, is about a weekend of comradery and hard efforts, You can find out more about the club, or go to USA Cycling to find a club in your area. #GoPro #SDBC #USACycling
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Using wax as a chain lubricant has been around for a long time. The Chain Dip staff used paraffin for years before formulating a better product. Here are two companies that are selling paraffin wax as bike chain lubricants. Molten Speed Wax is food grade paraffin wax, in bead form,  with PTFE (Trade name is Teflon) added as a extra lubricant. What we have found is the PTFE takes away the "clean factor" of the paraffin wax on the chain, one of the main reasons we love Chain Dip so much. Runaway Bike Hot Tub is a plastic tub of paraffin that you drop into a hot pot of water to melt, and they have also started selling separate bottles of PTFE you can add to the mix. 

The YouTube channel, Global Cycling Network, has a ton of great bicycling information. This video in particular shows how to remove, route and install a chain. Notice how dirty his hands get, even on a clean looking bike?! Yuck! Should have used Chain Dip! 
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