Whoa. I don't think I'm going to use dish soap again. That's shocking. Thanks for the test bro. I hope the inside of my alloy wheel is okay. I sprayed loads of it on to get the bead on the other day
You should not use silicone oil! The important thing is that the lube dries out. Silicone will not dry out so the tyre will stay slippery on the rim. You do not want that. tyre lube dries out as it's water based. Do not use anything that isn't water based.
Ordered some “bead buster” tire lube just now. I commonly struggle mounting and de-mounting bicycle tires, and have ordered an “especially obstinate” tire earlier today (with a higher load rating, so the sidewalls won’t break down in a matter of months.)
May give murphy's a try. After the video I tried some strait dish soap (ajax) and it too caused some rust but less than with water added. I need to try the same test with some aluminum.
Try margarine or vegetable oil, or any old oil from an oil change, or how about petroleum jelly.. these might not be so good on a new tyre, but for getting off an older tyre I wouldn't care too much, because I would be cleaning the rim for the new tyre.. it's the mess people don't want.. and I just might use a bar of soap for it too.. some people have been shown to use WD40.. a lot of people got away with using a lot less in the old days with spit and muscle.. then the only thing that people were interested in was selling a "product" that almost made coffee and sliced bread, with trying to convince people to buy what they were offering.
Different brands of dish soap work differently. I used Dawn for years with no problems, then switched to a generic brand and immediately started getting problems with aluminum wheels corroding.
Whoa. I don't think I'm going to use dish soap again. That's shocking. Thanks for the test bro. I hope the inside of my alloy wheel is okay. I sprayed loads of it on to get the bead on the other day
Very informative and educational. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing!! Soap is slippery but also a degreaser so rust isn't a surprise. I use silicone oil. cheap and effective lube.
You should not use silicone oil! The important thing is that the lube dries out. Silicone will not dry out so the tyre will stay slippery on the rim. You do not want that. tyre lube dries out as it's water based. Do not use anything that isn't water based.
Excellent test, if you ever decide to update this I wonder what would happen if you used an aluminum bar to test for corrosion.
Great idea. I have a few ideas and I may do another video sometime.
Ordered some “bead buster” tire lube just now. I commonly struggle mounting and de-mounting bicycle tires, and have ordered an “especially obstinate” tire earlier today (with a higher load rating, so the sidewalls won’t break down in a matter of months.)
good test, I've been using a 50/50 mix of murphy's oil soap and water. If you run a new test, that might be worth a try.
May give murphy's a try. After the video I tried some strait dish soap (ajax) and it too caused some rust but less than with water added.
I need to try the same test with some aluminum.
Try margarine or vegetable oil, or any old oil from an oil change, or how about petroleum jelly.. these might not be so good on a new tyre, but for getting off an older tyre I wouldn't care too much, because I would be cleaning the rim for the new tyre.. it's the mess people don't want.. and I just might use a bar of soap for it too.. some people have been shown to use WD40.. a lot of people got away with using a lot less in the old days with spit and muscle.. then the only thing that people were interested in was selling a "product" that almost made coffee and sliced bread, with trying to convince people to buy what they were offering.
Thats smart advise for getting them off and then cleaning the rims. Thanks for sharing.
Different brands of dish soap work differently. I used Dawn for years with no problems, then switched to a generic brand and immediately started getting problems with aluminum wheels corroding.
That's why I just use real tire lube. But I get why some DYIers use dish soap because it's what they have handy.
KY Lube also works great. I rub a little on the tire iron to prevent hemorrhoids.