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The strip chip I believe actually changes the composition of the factory grease rather than stripping it away?
Edit to add
From Escape CollectiveUnlike those at the Purdue University in Indiana who collaborated with Silca on this product, I lack the PhD in chemistry to understand and correctly explain the ‘how’ behind the StripChip. Still, I’ll give it a crack [We have faith in you, Dave – Ed.]. Fundamentally, the StripChip is based on the growing science of oleogelation, which is set to be a big thing in the food industry as a healthier alternative to hydrogenation in creating solids out of oils. Or, as my small brain understands it, the StripChip contains a high percentage of unicorn tears (oleogels), which attach to oil, turning them into a harder long-chain fatty acid that more closely mimics the paraffin wax [Nailed it, Dave – Ed.].
The oil from a factory-greased chain isn’t being magically vanished like the subject of David Blaine, but rather, its composition is changed to better match the hardness of the wax. According to Silca owner Josh Poertner, StripChip is composed entirely of food-safe ingredients, except for the friction-reducing tungsten disulfide additive that makes it taste like shit (ok, Poertner didn’t say that last part).
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Can't see difference between traditional degreasing vs Silca chain stripper vs strip chip is going to be anything but very marginal.
Do like the idea of bunging a new chain in with the strip chip with no separate degreasing step, even if it's 1% less effective it's still less effort, less packaging etc.