WELDTITE Citrus Degreaser Spray for Bike Chains & Components, 250 ml

Works a charm

I thought that when I put this spray on my Bike to degrease it didn't clean the grease, it didn't melt the grease the way I was expecting.

Keeping your drivetrain in good condition is essential for smooth gear changes and long life of the components, and, for this reason I regularly degrease and clean my drivetrain before applying new lubricant to my chain. I am a fan of Weldtite stuff and have used various different products of theirs on my bikes, so I was keen to try their citrus degreaser. It comes in a neat if quite small bottle which has a trigger spray on top, this even has lock feature so you cannot pull the trigger by accident, a very nice touch. The trigger spray delivers a fine mist onto the drivetrain and once agitated with a brush and left to work for a little while it can be washed off with ordinary water, as the product is water based it is diluted as it is washed away and therefore I assume is better for the environment than solvent based products. After fully rinsing, my cassette wasn't completely clean and I had to repeat the process to get the cassette clean enough for me to be happy to apply chain lube. Overall, I'm a little bit disappointed with the result from a single application so I'm using twice as much product on each clean, at this rate the bottle won't last very long.

No matter how good the degreaser, sometimes it all comes down to volume. When cleaning a chain, cassette, derailleur sprockets, and front ring, there is a large, intricate area to be covered. It also depends on what you are removing, dry lubricants being far easier to shift than wet. This WELDTITE degreaser is quality. It cleans just as it states it does and smells pleasant while using it. However, the quantity you get is too small for the job at hand. There is a reason I use a no-brand white spirit - volume! I am not knocking the product; I would love to use it permanently but not in the size supplied, even with a bike chain cleaner. I will be using this as a handy-to-pack size for when I take the bikes away from home (some of my rides lately have been very, very muddy), but I fear this size won't last long.

Quite a lot of bike maintenance "stuff" can include harsh chemicals, so I like to use biodegradable as much as possible. I use a pretty robust biodegradable wet lube, but after a couple of weeks it's pretty filthy, and I need a cleaner capable of cleaning it off. For the chain, I use a chain scrubber, and I used this to clean the sprockets, chainrings, and the frame which got lube / dirt on it. It worked a treat. What's more, it smelled super-lemony, and really nice - so much better than the harsh chemical smell some other degreasers have.

Effective at cleaning grease off bike chains and for generally wiping down the frame and occasionally cleaning the discs. I use it to fill up my chain cleaning tool and found it is pretty effective at getting rid of grease. Quite a good price too. Would recommend and buy again.

I found it easier to run this through my chain cleaner tool than to use the ‘spray and wipe’ method. It’s very effective and cuts though the dirty synthetic chain oil with no issues. I then used the dirty liquid on a second chain an it cleaned this too. Being water based it rinses off very easily. It’s a very small bottle so to be cost effective you need to be precise with your application and careful of any waste. There is however no doubting its degreasing ability.

This degreaser spray from Weldtite is probably ok for oil and grease, but I don't have anything specifically oily or greasy to test it on at the moment. It does smell absolutely delicious though (once I worked out how to unlock the spray nozzle by rotating the little tab through 90 degrees!). It has a lovely citrus scent. Now my usual go-to would be Muc-Off drive train cleaner, and the great thing about that is that it additionally removes loads of stuff. Oil and Grease on things like bike chains, BUT ALSO stuff like paint and bitumen paint, which I always seem to get all over me if I use. I tried this degreaser on a bitumen stain on my hand and it didn't budge it. It just foamed a bit and smelt nice. Now whilst that may not be its core purpose, if I'm going to spend this kind of money, I may as well get something that can do more than just oil and grease. Couple that with the fact that it's a little tiny mini bottle for currently £9.99 at the time of writing, it's just not working for me as a versatile product at a good price.