Chain ?

[woodsgroovin]

Hey Folks I got a noob Question about my Chain. I put my chain in a jar of citrus degreaser for about an hour then took it out and rinsed it off with water and set it out to dry. A couple of hours later I go to put it back on my bike and it had rust on it around the rollers. I took it and set it out on newspaper and put chain lube on it and ran it through a rag and it looks cool. My ? is . Should I Toss It ? Is this Rust something that is already too deep inside the rollers. Man This Is The First Time I've Cleaned My Chain This Way And I Thought One Hour Wouldn't Cause It To Rust..My Bad ! Can anyone give me some advise on this please...Sorry for the long read and many many Thanx.

[PerthMTB]

Yeah, that'll happen if you strip all the lube off a chain and then leave it wet. I only do that thorough a clean when its good drying weather. Anyway, if it only had a bit of surface oxidation on it for a few hours then lube it up and continue to use - no real harm done!

[woodsgroovin]

Thanx Man.

[BillyL]

After cleaning and rinsing my chain, I wrap it around the radiator, in the winter. In the summer, it goes into the toaster oven for 10 minutes.

[woodsgroovin]

Yea I've read people talking about baking their chain and stuff like that. I allways just lube it and run it through a rag while it's on the bike but It still ends up with some grit in it. I've been going through the chain lube too $. I put a new rear derailleur on my bike so I figured I'd try degreaser. Just have to be careful and quick with that stuff. I actually googled to see if rust is contagious, some say yes some say no.. Oh well...Chains back on and relubed...

[Hoban]

You can also either blow it off with air, or hit it with wd40 then wipe off.