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I'm a bit further down the road with this than @hippy and am quite happy with the results. I guess it's early days, but given the weather we've had since I started at the end of the summer I kind of feel like my test period has been pretty thorough.
I followed the advice at https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au. As I'm really only interested in the wear advantages rather than pure wattz I didn't bother with the US cleaner. I cleaned using turps baths until it ran clear then final rinse in meths. I've done 6 chains ranging from brand new to about 500km use.
I used MSW melted in the little Breville 1.5L crock pot from Amazon. Seems to work pretty well for chains with room for swishing, although it takes a while to melt. I did 3 chains the first time and 3 in a later batch. I'm planning to swap them out every 250-300km.