Caring for your bike should be easy! These step-by-step guides take you through how to use our products. If you ever have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to info@rotation-engineering.com. We promise you’ll get a human on the other end, not a robot!
Chain Waxing System
Our chain wax and waxing system is designed to be easy to use and will save you time and money over the course of a season!
Step 1: Prepping Your Chain
Prepping the chain is crucial for wax adhesion. We need to start with a chain that is clean and stripped down to bare metal: no dirt, factory grease, or oil-based lubes. You only have to do this once with a chain! Once it’s waxed, cleaning and re-waxing is quick, easy, and requires no degreasers.
- Place the new/used chain in a mason jar filled with mineral spirits.
- Let it soak for 20–30 minutes.
- Shake the jar to dislodge contaminants.
- Remove the chain and rinse with alcohol or hot water until fully clean.
Step 2: Waxing Your Chain
- Heat Rotation Chain Wax in the dedicated pot to 257°F.
- Thread the chain onto the hanger (do not wax the master link)
- Submerge the clean, dry chain completely into the melted wax.
- Swish gently until no more air bubbles rise (indicates full wax penetration).
- Lower temp to 179°F
- Let temperature settle, then remove the chain
- Hang on the included rack to cool and harden completely.
- Turn off and unplug pot
Step 3: Installing Your Chain
- Once chain is cool and wax has hardened completely, remove chain from the hanger.
- Articulate each chain link to break up the wax.
- Install normally on your bike.
- Riding for 10 minutes will loosen the wax and break in the chain fully.
Prepping the chain is crucial for wax adhesion. We need to start with a chain that is clean and stripped down to bare metal: no dirt, factory grease, or oil-based lubes. You only have to do this once with a chain! Once it’s waxed, cleaning and re-waxing is quick, easy, and requires no degreasers.
- Place the new/used chain in a mason jar filled with mineral spirits.
- Let it soak for 20–30 minutes.
- Shake the jar to dislodge contaminants.
- Remove the chain and rinse with alcohol or hot water until fully clean.
- Heat Rotation Chain Wax in the dedicated pot to 257°F.
- Thread the chain onto the hanger (do not wax the master link)
- Submerge the clean, dry chain completely into the melted wax.
- Swish gently until no more air bubbles rise (indicates full wax penetration).
- Lower temp to 179°F
- Let temperature settle, then remove the chain
- Hang on the included rack to cool and harden completely.
- Turn off and unplug pot
- Once chain is cool and wax has hardened completely, remove chain from the hanger.
- Articulate each chain link to break up the wax.
- Install normally on your bike.
- Riding for 10 minutes will loosen the wax and break in the chain fully.
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