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I like to use Honda polish to clean the chain and have yet to find a chain wax I like.

If I don't have honda polish handy, I've used some solvent cleaner before. I've used Kerosene. I've used WD40, I've used simple green once (It didn't work well), I've also used brake cleaner, there's probably other things I've used as well...

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What kind of brush do you use? That could be the culprit. I've never had any o-ring deterioration from using WD-40.

I used an old tooth brush (soft bristles as as most dentists suggest). Could also be that I don't clean it nearly enough and I switched from 530 to 520 chain.

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Kerosene or mineral spirits are what is recommended for cleaning chains.

Check your o-rings by eyeball, to see if any are missing or obviously damaged.

You can see them down in between the links and rollers.

I've been using the DuPont dry teflon wax spray for over a year now.

It might not last any longer than others, but it holds up pretty good in the wet conditions.

It doesn't fling off where I can see it, and it is pretty smooth and quiet when I use it.

Note: the main damage to rubber items like o-rings, comes from ozone, like dry rotting the tires.

Also from chemicals that make the o-ring rubber either swell, crack, or melt to goo.

There's a lot of chemicals that will do that.

The life expectancy of rubber parts is ~six years.

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