Try a different kind of parts washer, like steam or ultrasonic...

http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_Washers 

Sincerely,

Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
w: 801-328-2453
c: 801-688-0183
f: 801-466-3856
www.slcbikecollective.org

The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.


On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Christine Hill <christine@localmotion.org> wrote:
Hi everybody,

We've been getting really into upcycling bike parts here at Bike Recycle Vermont -- we sell jewelry and fun products at local artists' markets to raise money for the shop. We love making jewelry with the ever-iconic bike chain, but getting it clean is so time and labor intensive. Has anyone found an effective way to clean multiple chains at once, and I mean really clean them out, get them grease-free and bone dry to the point that you'd wear the thing around your neck?

We tried a parts cleaner, we tried bringing them to a car wash... each time we still ended up going at each chain with a tooth brush and some degreaser and spending 15 minutes scrubbing it.

Tricks?

Christine.

--
Christine Hill, Americorps*State
Bike Recycle Vermont/Local Motion
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www.localmotion.org/brv

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells





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