Reddit reviews ZEP Heavy-Duty Citrus Degreaser 32 Ounces ZUCIT32
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ZEP HEAVY-DUTY CITRUS DEGREASER: Natural citrus solvents remove adhesives, grease and oil from most surfacesNO FUMES: Comes in fresh citrus scentHOUSEHOLD DEGREASER: Cleans stainless steel, appliances, kitchen surfaces, grills, stovetops, concrete, tools, engines, fiberglass, aluminum and stainless steelBEST CITRUS DEGREASER: Strong enough to remove grease from engines and toolsNot for use on glass, plexiglass, plastics, auto paint, leather or natural stone surfaces
I transitioned into working on my bikes almost entirely by myself (Wheel building/suspension service/bearings excluded) and this is the exact path I went down as well. Here is everything I bought from Amazon:
The same $50 tool kit
Torque wrench
Cable/housing/wire cutter
Chain/quick link pliers
Wet/Dry Chain lubes
Park Tool grease
Degreaser
Blue Loctite
Carbon grip paste
And some additional small things like cables, cable end caps, ferrules, zip ties, etc. A set of needle nose pliers can be handy to help push/pull stubborn cables/housings as well.
Also, to make working on the bike 10x easier, I recommend getting a stand. I use this one because I am space constrained and it folds up nice and small, but there are probably better ones out there.
It seems like a lot of $$ to lay out at first, but it pays for itself pretty quickly compared to taking the bike to a shop every time you need to do something to it. Basically everything you need to do can be found on YouTube as well.
Or check out:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PNEVK6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This has the right chemicals RatVision was referring to.
I got two them for $6.50 on Amazon not too long ago.