I used squirt for years until I read
this article (paywall) that showed how immersive waxing was much better than drip wax. It doesn't show how immersive waxing combined with drip wax performs.
Even though I have a bottle of Silca Super Secret, I never use it. For me, it's easier to wax my chains (4 in rotation) than to bother with drip lube each week.
My super simple process:
- track chain mileage by bike with my Garmin
- when a chain hits 180-200 miles, replace it with a waxed chain. Put the old chain on a wire hanger so it's folded and looks like a rectangle.
- Repeat until I don't have any more fresh chains.
- When all my chains need waxing, stack them flat in my super small cheap crockpot on top of the hard wax. Set to low. Come back in about 3 hours (it's flexible) when the wax is melted and the chains are soaking in wax.
- Pull out a chain, let it drip for 20 seconds, then hang
- After all chains are hung, take them off the hangers, run them over a stick to break the wax, then hang the chains on the wall from a nail.
- Install a clean chain with the same quick link. I don't wax quick links because I don't want to lose them in the pot.