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white spirit is effective but leave a film
Any solvent degreaser will leave a thin oil film on parts, but it will remove the majority so that the ultrasonic+detergent can get to the final layer of oil molecules and hoover them up.
When I was a boy, white spirit was called turpentine substitute. You won't gain anything by using both, in whichever order. There might be something to be said for washing with alcohol between the first solvent (hydrocarbon types including xylene, "white spirit", various terpene mixes etc.) and the final one (water), because the first solvents are generally immiscible in water but soluble in ethanol. Using alcohol to extract most of the first solvent residue leaves less work for the detergent to do, and residual alcohol dissolves in water.
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It doesn't look like there's a lot of wax on that.
What brand of chain? I read that KMC chains are difficult to get wax to adhere to.
White spirit is effective but leaves a film. I think turps is recommended as last-wash before waxing.
I'm going to give this a go myself at some point this week, so keen to know your experience.