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Old 06-02-2017, 02:29 PM
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What do you use for tire lube to mount tires?

I've read dish detergent contains lye which will corrode aluminum rims.

I don't want to use the commercial stuff cause I can only buy it by the pail and I'm only mounting two tires.

Armor All?
Windex?
Other?
Hair Spray?
 
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Old 06-02-2017, 02:46 PM
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windex
NEVER hair spray.......drys like glue......good for mounting grips......slide on.....locked on!
 
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I've used Dawn dish soap, WD-40, a small dab of grease, and a few others. Having mounted 1,000s of car tires in a previous life using actual tire lube, nothing has worked better than dish soap for me.
 
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Old 06-02-2017, 04:55 PM
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An old school Indy taught me 50/50 vegetable oil and water. Works for me.
 
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Lightly diluted dish-washing detergent, the squeezy bottle variety.
 
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