Hot water and the wax will wipe off.
is it best to remove the chain when doing the hot water clean?
Yep. I put mine in a plastic bottle, hot water in, shake it then wipe down. Repeat until it's as clean as you can be arsed to clean it, at this point it's more about minimising the crap going back into your pot of wax
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is it best to remove the chain when doing the hot water clean?