Yes - exactly that. Sorry for the delay in replying - it’s been a mad month… but yes - if you look at my second video linked above, I detain the process developed by Friction Facts and had the ‘whys and wherefores’ explained to me by Adam Kerrin at Zero Friction.
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Production line in progress. Road bike chain in crock pot, TT bike components in Ultrasonic bath.
My hair is starting to look like the Prof from Back to the Future and I’m starting to feel like him now the shed looks like his lab.
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Love it
Both bikes done, took a while this time as they were so dirty with old oil and crap but hoping it will be pretty slick from now on.
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I hope you polished the Ti, too.
That is a stunning couple 
Although not sure on the chainring/sprocket placement for photos, cranks level, posterior man satchels off, valves hidden, etc. etc.
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That would defeat the object of having a Ti bike, at least in my eyes. A quick wipe over with a damp cloth or a brillo pad if really scuffed.
Yeah, that’s what I meant, sorry! 
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I got a bit carried away and decided to do the Brompton too. It hasn’t been touched since March and prior to that I just kept adding more oil to the chain without ever cleaning it for about 3 years.
I now see the error of my ways 
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Thanks a massive ultrasonic cleaner, I I would love one of that size
I bought it years ago for doing motorbike carburetors and the like so it’s having a new lease of life now.
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Just bought a new parktool chain cleaner thingy. Now my chainset and chain are gleaming 
But something is creaking, not sure if it’s the crank or the old pedal. Also the gears are still a tad out of sync. I’ve tried tweaking them, which fixed it in the shirt term (barrel adjustor) but something still ain’t quite right, and it’s up to 1,000 ks now. Maybe needs to go in for a tweak?
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My first port of call when trying a repair at home is to find out what Alvin at Park Tools has to say about it.
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My first port of call is normally ‘don’t fucking touch anything, you know you’ll just make it worse you stupid kack handed idiot!’
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I’m the opposite of a good advert for them (park tool), but I agree between the YouTube’s, the blue book and the bloody awesome tools you can mostly sort it out yourself.
Until you give up and take it to Alfs…
Other LBS are available!
But park tools tri-spoke tools are awesome!! Even if you can’t quite use them all the time, cos they’re not that practical close to the frame. Oh well…
I am really impressed with the waxed chain, runs really smooth and stays so clean. My chain dropped (front mech needs adjusting) and i put it back on and my fingers stayed clean 
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I’m sure it’s been mentioned before, but what wax are people using?
Yep. And the rest of my drive chain is pretty clean too. Just a simple wipe down after each ride and it’s pretty spotless
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Molten Speed wax on my TT bike and Nicer road bike
Normal paraffin wax on my run around
I just used normal wax (like Adam’s link) for everything.
I used the paraffin wax too. Will use molten speed wax on tri bike whenever I need that again.