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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Oh, I know. But I've done it for years, and when I worked in a shop they did it for decades. Never had one come loose, or a customer come back with issues, so I'm sticking with it.
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Hmm... I usually get a towel or use my hand or glove to dry rub as much dirt and gunk as possible before putting the tires on.
But if there's a bit of rust and/or I had started having some issues removing the tires previously, I spray some WD40 on the towel to clean the rust off, then I'll quickly use a flame to quickly get rid of any remaining stuff left (usually none) before putting on the nuts.
Do people not do this? I first started this basic "cleaning" when I saw how religiously certain cyclists hated dirt on their bicycles. Yes, I know it's quite different for bike vs car tires, but that's just how my brain ended up doing things.