We all know that keeping our machines well lubed and maintained adds years of life to them.

Well, being the cheap-skate that I am, I wanted to find out a “Do It Yourself” or DIY way to make a wax lubricant like White Lightning.

So I read up on the forums at MTBR and found that a few guys were saying that I should take plain old paraffin wax and lighter fluid and combine them to make a substance just like White Lightning.

I headed out to the garage this afternoon with my wax in my left hand and my lighter fluid in my right. I get an old saline solution bottle and pop the wax in, pour the lighter fluid in and swish….swish and some more swishing…..

So I tried it on my chain and my shoulders started to slump and my head tilting down and my smile became a frown… It didn’t work.

Who knows, I might have had too much fluid and not enough wax. But it didn’t work.

Lesson learned? It’s ok to spend a few bucks on something that will keep your bike alive longer.

So I figure, I’ll reluctantly drop the $5 and go to my LBS and pick some White Lightning up later today.

Bummer…