Lubricating a Bicycle Chain using Paraffin

Step 3 Prep the chain for dipping

Turn on the wax heater. While it is heating up, you should wire your chain and links so they will dip in the wax easily. I use the short piece of wire and thread it through the end links in the chain, then I find the link one side of the center, and thread it again through that. Then I put the two halves of the Power-link on the wire and give it a couple of twists to hold it all together as shown.

Once the wax has become completely liquid, the chain is ready to dip...