Be sure the brush isn't a metal brush as it can damage the o rings in the chain. Also rain will dry your chain out. Also they put pure garbage on from the factory that is thin and slings off within a 100 miles! Both my bike and my wife's bike had a pitch black wheel after 100 miles from the chain slinging oil. I use the Maxima spray on wax and after 300+ miles my rear wheel is still clean when I re-lube it. Another thing is, you don't NEED a stand to lube your chain properly, it just makes it easier.