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I find the initial chain clean the tricky part.
The rest is quite easy.
I’be been using ‘food grade’ paraffin wax (no additives) since January (about 5.5k km). I usually switch or re-wax chains roughly every 350km or a very wet/muddy ride (whichever comes first) on the geared bikes and much less often on the fixed bike.
Getting good quicklinks helps.
I just use boiling water, wipe, dry and dunk chains in a slow cooker. I’ve only used ~£5 of wax so-far.
It’s a bit early to say if component wear is less. I’m appreciating the clean bikes and less grease around the house.