Yes to metric system and celsius!

I got a cheap stainless steel dog food bowl to use for dunking chains in boiling water. It is a completely therapeutic experience! Nothing better than pulling a brilliantly shining chain out of the drink and ready for a new wax application. The entire Silca waxing set up is insanely awesome. The Strip Chips are a total game changer. They make a very easy project completely mindless.

I love how you are embracing the metric system 🙌

Believing in metric system - you are my man. Love your videos! All the very best for you from Germany ;)

You’re a chain wax guru! Thank you for all you do to help all of us!!

My tip; put a small magnet on top of the Chain Wax System, it hold quick links in a handy place.

I just used the Silca chain waxing unit for the first time. Wow, really easy. One thing I am very impressed with is how uniformly waxed the chain is without big clumps of wax clinging to the chain, which I see with the stovetop method or with the drip wax. This chain is very smoothly waxed all over. Looks professional!

Your timing is awesome...my buddies and I were just coming up with a list of questions and I think you answered most of them...Thanks Josh! One thing I did in aiding the rewarming of a wax puck in the wax hot tub was to cover it with a micro fiber cloth while I prepare the rest of the drive train. My garage was at 7C yesterday being in the Seattle region.

Thank you for using the metric system!

Thanks useful advice. Had noticed my wax has recently started bonding better and wearing (shifting) for a lot longer. This appears to be when I started adding a few mls of chain stripper to each boiling water cleaning. I've also increased the wax melt temperature to 120C. Nb I ride in dusty gravel conditions, already done more than 4000km on each of the current sram chains that were carefully cleaned to remove factory grease.

I’ve been hot waxing for 3 years now. I use molten speed wax. Use an antenna magnet when the wax is hot. You’d be amazed how much metal sticks to the magnet over time. I carry this process out periodically. It works !!

Love the content. What are some signs that the wax is wearing out while riding? Anything other than chain noise increases?

What an excellent video……

Swap back & forth between two chains (both started new at the same time). Makes it easy to maintain the one off the bike at your convenience.

Thanks for the info on melt time. Think my wax took 1 hour on 75 to melt fully.

Hello Josh, thank you for the informative content and it's fantastic to see some real science applied to the religion that is chain lube. I realize you've covered all the topics in depth in other videos, but I'd love to see a single video (or document) that describes the entire life cycle of the chain waxing process starting from factory fresh, re-layering, mild clean, hot water clean, chain stripping, reset and then starting all over. My apologies if you already released such a video.

This advice is helpful but overly complex. For example, on point (1), you can literally just put the chain on your normal hanger (for subsequent submersion in wax) and pour a few rounds of boiling water over top of it (from kettle spout) from top to bottom as it hangs from your hand over the sink. The dirty wax and grit will wash right off / out. Don't need other containers or other expensive solvents. Even after a really dirty ride. Don't over complicate it.

I'm a believer. My chain is always clean. It's much faster. It takes way less time than constantly cleaning and lubing

how many times do you use the "one-time" chainlinks before swaping to new one?

Josh, I used Chain Stripper on two new chains, amazing! 🙏Thanks for the suggestion to recycle used liquid. Was able to recycle although my coffee filters were a pain. What brand of coffee filter do you use?

Great stuff, actually switching from my instapot and candy thermometer to one of these for ease of use, turn it on and set it for 75 and walk away…my instapot is pretty much super hot or over hot or too cool.

Great video! What are your thoughts about using wax for winter fat biking?

I use a quality automotive citrus degreaser as I professionally detail vehicles on stripping my chains of any contaminants and then rinse in water. If you do this to a used chain and dry the chain, then simply use the Silca wax! If a new chain, you can do the same or use the Silca wafer for cleaning off the factory lube of a new chain.

Question about a rust: If I ride in the rain and the wax comes off ... and I don't get a chance to deal with the chain right away, I get some brown rust spots on the chain. How should I clean the chain to get it ready for the next waxing?

First of all thanks for the great content and the awesome advice you give on your channel. Your videos have helped me a lot!! I started waxing my chains half a year ago and I'm amazed by the cleanliness of my drivetraing and I hope that it wears down slower. However due to the frequent rides in heavy rain, snow and mud this year it is pretty difficult to dry it after every ride. I commute to work so the rides are short but very frequent (~10km one way). That means having to dry it two times per day to avoid rust. Despite carrying a cloth with the bike all the time it's still difficult to keep it rust free. As I plan to do a long tour through Patagonia by the end of the year I have some questions on how to improve servicing my bike while being outdoors for weeks on end. I ride an old but trusty 3X9 Shimano. - I found the Connex 9SX chain. Is this a good choice? Are there any other suggestions for similar corrosion resistant cassette/drivetrain parts? - Any ideas on how to improve maintenance on the go when there are no facilities? (I plan on carrying a toothbrush, cloth, drip wax) The carretera austral is said to have heavy rain for long periods of time... - I used your technique from the other video for the application of the drip wax (applying near the cassette, using the "pumpin effect"). Still, after 10km the chain produces very noticable sound, but it is very very different depending on the gear I am in. Any recommendations? I think I'm maybe doing something wrong.... (new drivetrain, just 1000km on it, completely degreased in ultrasound bath with initial hot wax application, frequent drip way application, min. 10h drying time) Thanks again for your videos and keep up the great work!! 👍

Silca is suck a wholesome bunch. ❤

I'm pretty sure it should be possible to get better pid values or even hardcode the system tô be 100% until very close to the desired temperature, i would love to do it if possible

Thanks for the video! If the used waxed chain has seen since rain or had road debris, would the Silca Gear Wipes clean it enough to be cleaned and ready for rewaxing? Thanks!

Thanks for the info! I'm a fan of the honesty and transparency in your videos. Quick question. If I accidentally used a strip chip on a completely clean chain free of any oils/lubes and heated the wax to 125C, is that melted strip chip now degraded or will that melted strip chip still be good to use with a new chain containing factory lube? Thanks!

If you could choose between waxing a new chain with either a stripchip or with the chain stripper, what would you do? I have both and don't know which method to use. (Or maybe both in some partial form is even better?)

This might be the first time I’ve heard Smegma referenced in a technical production.

Question: how much should I clean my cassette & chainring before adding a waxed chain?? Just made the Slica wax switch & started out on my gravel bike w/ about 125 miles on drivetrain (chain/cassette/chainring w/ dry lube). Cleaned chain w/ stripper 2x, but noticed after about 50-60 miles (and 3 SS drip post ride applications) that chain & chaining still kind of dirty when I wipe w/ microfiber cloth. Did I not clean enough or should I pull chain & try to degrease cassette & chainring more?? Thanks! Love your stuff & miss living in Indy!

Thanks for your videos! They are simply great 👍🏼 I have a question about how much wax need to be filled in the heater and do I only need to fill up with some wax granulat from time to time or need the used wax be completely changed for new wax after xx chains waxed? Thanks for your response and best regards from Germany ✌🏼

I just re-waxed my chain over the weekend. Used chain stripper to clean it, and immersed it in denatured alcohol to force out the water. Heated up my Silca wax application pot to 75C and followed the instructions to re-wax (10 minutes at 75C) - then pulled and used the killer hanger to dry/drip. One thing I noticed is the chain had a LOT less residual wax than the first time I waxed it (in a crock pot) - but that’s also partly because the video you posted about that method was to turn the pot off and allow the wax surface to begin to form a skin before you pull the chain. When you pull the chain at 75C, the wax is still molten. All this to say, I’ve now gone about 150K on the newly waxed chain and it’s still pretty noisy. What did I do wrong?

Just taking an opportunity to add my 2c on quick links. I have found that not hot waxing works best…but, I will clean the link and liberally apply drip wax to make the install easier and fill any voids when the wax is push out of the joining links. Thoughts?

Great video! What is the recommended mileage for re-waxing the chain? (Hot and/or drip) Let's assume it was used on an XC MTB in only dry conditions.

If I ask nicely could I get a unit set to use degrees Rankine?

Hi, i was wondering if you could give information about how long a waxed chain should be able to last between waxing when used solely for indoor riding? Secondly, if I only use the drip on wax - 2 applications before using the chain, when I need to re-wax, what cleaning process should I use? Thanks!

Would love if you sell a nice kit to clean chains, one that does not require owning a dedicated area in a garage (some don’t have that in a dense urban area).

Silca please, we need information on how to clean the rest of the drivetrain. I do well understand how to clean the chain even after using synergetic on long rides or races but what about the cassette or the chainring? How important is it to make them as immaculately clean as the chain and how to go about cleaning them? There is no information out there, and I as a customer of yours have to source Reddit etc. to get info on how to prepare not only the chain but the whole rest for waxing. Not really straight forward

Hi Josh, I'm glad that you favour the Celsius/Centigrade scale. I have asked this before, and I would like to ask again. For those of us who live in other parts of the world, where the AC voltage from the wall is 230Vac, will there be an iteration of the heating vessel in the Chain Waxing System that will be able to cope with the different AC voltage? I would rather not have to go through the palaver of a separate step-up transformer as it can introduce its own challenges. Thank you. Sek Chuan from Singapore.

Hi Josh! I wanted to start out by thanking you so much for your super helpful videos on chain care and related products. As someone who is just starting out with cycling, your videos have been invaluable in teaching me the most important things to know. I did find some advice on the internet warning against using boiling water to strip wax lube, and I was curious to know your thoughts about it. Specifically, "While the chain itself is metal, excessive heat can damage heat-treated surfaces or coatings applied to some modern bike chains for better wear resistance and corrosion protection. Boiling water can potentially reach temperatures high enough to compromise these treatments. Additionally, your chain contains sealed parts with grease or oil for lubrication. Boiling water could potentially melt these lubricants, reducing their effectiveness and increasing wear within the chain rollers and pins. Finally, extreme heat can cause slight warping of the chain links, especially over time with repeated exposure. This warping could lead to improper chain engagement with the cassette and chainrings, affecting shifting performance and potentially causing premature wear." You seem to be a guy who really knows his stuff when it comes to chain care, so I'd be very interested in knowing what you think of this advice. Thank you!

How often should I re wax after cycling in rainy days? I commute in London around 8 miles every day regardless the weather. You probably know how the weather in the UK is! Lol I applied the Silca hot wax (which I found it really good) to a new chain and I've maintained it with Silca wax lube after wet days. But I'm not always able to do that. After 450 miles the chain worn-out to about 60%. This came into a concern since I've regularly maintained the chain clean and applied Silca wax lube. Now I'm unsure if by just keeping the Silca wax lube it's enough or should I have to apply hot wax more often. However I'm not always available to re wax in good time. I aporeciate your advice. Thanks. Fabi

Hello. I was wondering can you put 2 new chains and 2 strip chips in one go to wax and clean both chains? Or I should do it one by one? Thanks

I've been using a neodymium magnet to get the faris particles out of the hot wax after I wax my chains. Is doing this ok or could it be removing some the tungsten disulfide from the wax?

I just got the system and waxed my first chain, it was great. But now I have no idea if I should be poking the wax out of the inside of the holes that are drilled into the pins in the rollers or if I should leave it all in there.

JUST USE AN OLD PLASTIC COLENDER/STRAINER TO SHAKE CHAIN AS POORING BOILING WATER ,TOWEL DRY AND HANG FOR 30 MIN ,THEN REWAX

How offer should you rewax the chain ?

Excellent video as usual. Just one query - I have been melting my wax to 92°C based on advice from previous videos (not yours of course). It sounds as if that is damaging to the wax and I should be going only up to 75°. Is that correct?

How about using alcohol or acetone after the boiling water to displace the residual water in the chain and allow faster drying prior to rewaxing?

Too much faff for me so thanks for creating synergetic! And on unbound, would it not be better to use synergetic or synerg-e from the start and not worry about a mid ride top up after the wax gets too friction-y, as it’s bound to do taking in to account the course conditions?

Zfc does not recommend KMC chains for immersive waxing. What is Silca's stand on this?

I switched to your wax a few thousand miles ago and absolutely love it. I used to use a crappy crock pot, but just got your beautiful wax pot. My question is if I should, after boiling my chain to clean it (Several times to get all the old wax out) bring the wax above 100 so that any water trapped in the innards of the chain boil off? (Then reducing back to 75) Also, I start with the fresh hot wax dip, and then, every 150 miles +-, use a microfiber cloth to wipe off dirt from the chain before applying your drip wax. I clean and reapply hot wax every 1000 miles. Is this too long an interval or does this seem reasonable (I avoid riding in the rain). Thank you for all you guys do.

hello, great video. just a few quick questions: I've been using your hot wax for several months now, I'm happy with it but I find the chain quite noisy. I use wax on my road bike in dry weather, and I rewax (hot wax) the chain every 300/350km. Moreover, after several kilometers, I found that there was a lot of oilskin residue on the cassette sprockets, black lovers, is it really necessary to clean them? Furthermore, I also find the transmission "less fluid" than with Classic lubricant as some of my friends use, even though your wax is supposed to have less rolling resistance, any explanations? last question, I use a crockpot without a thermostat, so do you advise me to wait for the wax to cool a little (until a mini skin appears on top) before removing the chain? Thank you in advance for your answer! Have a good day Ferd

Important correction: 100º F was actually supposed to be the body temperature of a COW, not a human….otherwise, great video, Josh! :)

@ 9:40, it's showing that tha chainring is hitting the frame with some scratch markers 😮 That's a different problem 😊

Can i strip chip 5 chains in one day? I have 2 chains for gravel, 2 chains for road and one chain for indoor bike Or it will be to much for hot melt wax ?

Any advice for Campagnolo Record hollow pin chains (11sp) which tend to get their hollow pins jammed full of wax? (and please don't say use Shimano )

Being new to your wax system and wax chain in general, how can you tell it's time to re wax? Im going by audible cues, but it's still hard to tell. I rode for about 100 miles on the road, over a few days , it sounded like it was getting louder, so I wanted to try the super secret drip mid life application, I did that properly, rode 20 miles and its right back to sounding like it needs to be re waxed. It's just hard to tell. I wonder if there is a weight component weigh a newly waxed chain after 20 miles , then weigh at 100 or 120 miles ? it would obviously only be a few grams if any. Im very familiar to my old lube and how it gets when its time, but the wax is hard to tell.

How do i clean my bike with a waxed chain? Leave the chain on or take it off? And rewax everytime my bike get rinsed with water?

I'm a little confused. If existing chains have been degreased using Silca Chain Stripper and then always waxed using a Crock-Pot + Silca Secret Chain Blend Wax method, do we need to add StripChip if we replace the Crock Pot with the new Silca Wax Pot or can we just add the Silca Secret Chain Blend to the new Silca Wax pot and run a standard wax bath at 75c without a StripChip ?

Hi, if I've a waxed chain that I need top off with Synergetic at a long event can you continue with Synergetic for subsequent lubes? What I mean is is clean and use Synergetic for the next expected wet ride. Will the residual wax affect the Synergetic?

Sorry if this was mentioned somewhere - how long do I leave the chain in the wax when re-waxing? 10min or 20min (as was the total time with the strip chip) but with just 75° the whole time? Thanks - awesome stuff, awesome videos!!

Real question we have is why it's not called a crocpotinator 4000. and can we do Nachos and Queso in it?

what do you think about rinsing the chain in isopropyl alcohol after boiling it to help with the water removal

Hello, i don't have a microfiber towel but i have your gear wipes, is it similar? Thanks!

There's no removable pot insert. How would you change old wax?

Can you recommend a pot that will fit a recumbent chain (typically 2.5 chains long)? As it doesn't look like this pot is big enough.

Do you know why my wax is still solid in the middle when I did 125 then 75 please? (and wait 10 min at 75)

I've seen a lot of people do a denatured alcohol dip after the water rinse to drive out as much moisture as possible. Is there any reason not to do this?

Hi. Is rewaxing with drip wax on the bike after a wet / muddy ride enough for corrosion protection? Of course after a good cleaning. I'm interested in waxing but I don't want to take my chain of and I ride my MTB frequently in wet and muddy conditions. Thanks in advance

I've had some waxed chains get rusty after some bikepacking near the coast and in the winter salt. I've then boiling-water shaken it, but residual rust is still on. Can I rewax this? As I don't want to go near degreaser to remove the existing rust as I assume that'll ruin future rewaxing

Josh, when dewaxing a dirty chain with boiling water, would you use some kind of soap to capture the dirt "better"?

I've got a question. How long can or should I use a waxed chain indoors? Usually it's something like 300km outdoors, give or take, but how long can one go indoors?

After you use the wax and a chip strip, how many times can you use the wax again? Do i need a chip strip each time? Just got a unit.

If I’m doing a few events similar to unbound, would it be better to just have a second chain dedicated to those events and use wet lube?

Haha on Imperial versus Metric units. Our units are so crazy and as you said, make no sense. I waxed my first chain yesterday and it went really well - the only negative I had was I had too many loops of chain and when I put the chain int eh wax, the loop needed to be held up above the wax. The chain is really stiff after waxing and takes a lot to make it flex. Thanks for an awesome system

Can you use the wax that has a stripchip melted in?

What's the problem with just washing the chain with some liquid detergent and then re-wax?

What about fully cleaning the cassette? After several applications of super secret drip wax the cassette has wax build up…

Will Silca’s wax get damaged if you overheat it? (I am using an instapot doesn’t show temperature afaik)

Question: What is the best method to keep the chain waxed over the period of 1 week of touring with around 1000km? Using only your Super Secret Chain Coating or changing the chain half way with the use of Super Secret Chain Coating?

I use the Silca bio degreaser on a Silca microfiber towel to wipe down the chain after an off-road ride and then use Silca super secret drip wax as needed. I assume the Silca degreaser doesn't remove the wax?

I use boiling water and we have a lot of lime scale in our water do you think it will cause wear?

Thank you very much for your product - SILCA SECRET CHAIN BLEND - HOT MELT WAX. I use it in Russia (Moscow). It’s a pity that it’s difficult for me to buy your CHAIN WAXING SYSTEM and STRIPCHIP due to restrictions on payment and delivery. Your videos helped me use Silca products.

Thoughts on pouring boiling water into an old stainless vacuum insulated water bottle, then shaking in there?

so once we've hot waxed a chain... we don't ever need to get into ultrasonic cleaners again? .... boil water or striper if it saw rain/ mud and then re wax. when do you use the drip wax vs re hotwax?

Does the strip chip have a shelf life?

I purchased a new Ultegra chain a couple of weeks ago, fully degreased and immersed in Silca secret wax. After the first 50 mile ride, the chain links are still relatively stiff compared to a drip wax. I broke the chain in as much as I could prior to fitting and l thought after 50 miles it would be fully flexible but it's not. Is this normal?

I love this content! Am a happy user since recently, used the Strip Chip for some factory new chains and the chain stripper for some of the used chains (that only had seen less than 300-400 miles). Both methods work great! For the chain waxing system I have two little tweaks: 1) I use an old spoke to prevent the cable handle of the chain cable to fall into the wax ... don't know how the one in the video always stands straight :-) mine sunk into the wax nicely. 2) I throw a small but strong magnet into the used chain stripper solution and let it stand overnight before pouring it through the coffee filter. That way the filter does not get stuck with dirt and the solution runs through easier. You'll be amazed what sticks to the magnet: an utterly black, ultra fine sediment/smear that stains your fingers like ... chain gunk concentrate. This came out of the used chains that I had cleaned (i) with bike wash before then (ii) cleaned the chains with a chain cleaner brushing machine with de-greaser (water based), then (iii) threw the chains in the (water-based) chain de-greaser in a glass pot and shaking them, (iv) rinsing them several times with hot water and only then throwing them into Chain stripper. That stuff is REALLY powerful.

Can you please use real-world scenarios to demonstrate what it actually looks like?

I’m at the start of all this and I’d like to share this: all the processes waxing a chain aside, make sure cassette and chainset are really clean before you put your nice, clean chain back on. In my case, I was using Super Secret instead of hot wax, but the issue is the same. Save yourself some extra work. I thought I’d done a thorough clean but the chain was black before I applied my second SS application. I’d been using a really nasty wet lube. I had to re-strip the (new) chain, pull and clean the cassette and chain rings with some general degreaser followed by a wipe with a little Chain Stripper on a microfiber cloth. It was wasted time and materials. Don’t be like me.

Once I add the strip chip and do the new chain method at 125 degrees, when it’s time to re-wax the chain do I need to reheat the wax to 125 again because there is still dissolved Strip Chip in there? Or can I keep it at 75 degrees for subsequent waxing?

Do you sell road schmeg?

bring back the t-shirts to the shop :(

Can I run hot boiling water over the chain while it is on the bike? :)

Why are all silca products so high priced?

Fahrenheit catching strays!!

Old coffee can with boiled water, then simple green with some rubbing alcohol , swirl around and use a stiff brush then re-wax and bobs your uncle. Cheap, simple and long lasting and no harsh chemicals or all this stuff buy.

Stupid question but, Could you wax the gears on the freewheel?