Silca
Silca Wax Starter Pack
Overview
The Silca Wax Starter Pack is a two-step system designed to first strip the lubricant from factory chains in less than 10 minutes, to prepare their surfaces for waxing and improve adhesion and longevity, then lubricate your chain with wax.
Key Features
- A two-step system to prepare and wax your chain fast and without mess
- Includes 2x 4oz/180ml bottles, one of Ultimate Chain Stripper and Wax Prep, the other of Super Secret Chain Lube
- Both elements are environmentally friendly
- Chain stripper is a highly concentrated degreaser combined with primer
- This cleans chains in 10 minutes and improves wax treatment adhesion
- Lube combines an air-drying liquid wax with Tungsten Disulphide
- It beats all currently available hot melt waxes in friction testing while being faster to apply
Product information
You have 100 days to return your item from when it reaches you
If you wish to return a product under warranty, please see our Saddleback Warranty Information page for more information.
- Free standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders over £45.
- Standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders under £45 - £2.99
- Express delivery (1-2 working days) £4.99
For more information on delivery times and prices click here.
The Silca Wax Starter Pack is a two-step system designed to first strip the lubricant from factory chains in less than 10 minutes, to prepare their surfaces for waxing and improve adhesion and longevity, then lubricate your chain with wax.
It includes two 4oz bottles, one of Ultimate Chain Stripper Wax Prep, the other of Super Secret Chain Lube, which will together lengthen the life of your chain by up to 30%.
You'll start with the biodegradable chain stripper. This replaces a costly, hour-long process involving two or three harsh chemicals and multiple rinse steps, during which the chain moves from non-polar solvents that thin greases and oils to polar solvents that evaporate quickly to eliminate residues, with one that is both fast and eco-friendly. It will work to lift and encapsulate the factory lubricant in two quick and easy applications.
Begin with a new or nearly new chain, then without removing it from the bicycle, add one drop of the chain stripper to each roller of the chain while backpedalling. Allow it to marinate for five minutes, then backpedal 10 revolutions of the crank to agitate the solution, once more applying one drop per roller. Leave the solution for five more minutes, then rinse the chain with clean water, while again backpedalling at least 10 revolutions.
The second step of the system is to apply the Super Secret Chain Lube to your chain. This is not only environmentally friendly but will act to silence your chain and give it the same speed as if you'd hot melt wax dipped it.
Ensure the chain is in a relatively straight gear ratio, then shake the bottle and tip it halfway. Apply one drop per roller, or two maximum, while back pedalling, and this time use your fingers to work the lube into the top and the bottom of each roller, while going through three to four revolutions. Next, pedal forward for the same number of revolutions, shifting through all the gears on the rear cassette at least once. Leave the lube to dry for 30-40 minutes, then remove any excess.
It's as simple as that – your chain will be prepared and lubricated within the hour and will last for longer than ever.
More Information
Delivery
- Free Standard Delivery (3-5 working days) on orders over £45
- Standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders under £45. - £2.99.
- Express delivery (1-2 working days) - £4.99
For more information on delivery times and prices click here.
Returns
Returning a product is free and easy using our Returns Portal, which allows you to send your product back to us by dropping off your return items at any one of over 7,400 CollectPlus locations around the UK.
You have 100 days to return your item from when it reaches you.
For more information on returning items click here.
About Silca
Few brands have been more intimately connected to the last 100 years of cycling than Silca. The Italian-born brand's legacy of legendary quality has seen company's pumps being passed down through generations of professional mechanics and cycling enthusiasts - riders who value the experience of bike maintenance and understand its performance value. Now based in the US, Silca's heirloom quality pumps have been joined by a growing selection of thoughtfully designed tools and stylish accessories.
About Saddleback
Founded by real cycling enthusiasts in 2004, our passion for elite performance runs through everything we do at Saddleback. Our team of dedicated roadies, mountain bikers and triathletes practice what we preach to bring you the finest cycling products and a superior service to match. We're the official UK home of Abbey Bike Tools, Castelli, Chris King, ENVE, HJC, Moots Cycles, Pivot Cycles, PUSH, Sidi, Silca, Sportful, Stages, Troy Lee Designs and Wolf Tooth.
Warranty and Crash Replacement
In addition to our regular 100-day returns policy on unused items, all items purchased from www.saddleback.co.uk are covered by our full two-year warranty against manufacturing defects from date of purchase. We will exchange, refund or repair (at our discretion) items proven to exhibit manufacturing or material faults in line with fair wear and tear.