Getting a tyre to seat properly?

[bikeworkshop]

It's unlikey the tube would fail unless it was caught under the bead - or cheap/misaligned rim tape, so this may have been the cause of the rear being harder to seat.

Usually goes with a gunshot- style bang!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee

Tubeless tyres and rims are often a lot tighter than old stuff, and this sizing appears in almost all components now.
Quite a few customers bring in their wheels cos they won't seat - altho usually the cause is a useless pump

 

[clubby]

Almost gave up, but using a new tube, first time out didn't work but resorted to wd40 around the tyre and tube and finally it seated correctly.

I’ve used silicone spray before with good results.

 

[ishaw]

It's unlikey the tube would fail unless it was caught under the bead - or cheap/misaligned rim tape, so this may have been the cause of the rear being harder to seat.

Neither of these are true I'm afraid. No rim tape as solid as previously mentioned, Mavic rims with flat bed.

Tube was not caught under tyre either and not a reason for the tyre not seating.

Inner tube failed at the valve area. Just made the sound you'd expect a tube to make when it dumps all it's ait at once.

 

[Woz]

Found this years ago - nothing short of an inspiration and revelation.
https://www.michelinb2b.com/wps/b2bcontent/PDF/5_TB_Lubricant_MX_Truck_Tires.pdf

Now use (cooking) vegetable oil and pretty much follow the above to the letter. Washing up liquid contains salts that corrode the rim and it actually doesn't work that good for some tyre and rim combinations.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Found this years ago - nothing short of an inspiration and revelation.
https://www.michelinb2b.com/wps/b2bcontent/PDF/5_TB_Lubricant_MX_Truck_Tires.pdf

Now use (cooking) vegetable oil and pretty much follow the above to the letter. Washing up liquid contains salts that corrode the rim and it actually doesn't work that good for some tyre and rim combinations.

I've been told of the salt in washing up liquid, and wouldn't use it to lubricate tyres for sure,
but i did a quick check,

I'm not fussy on bike cleaning detergent - although I'm not fastidious either, as long as the working parts are clean and lubed.

https://www.morebikes.co.uk/how-to/3729/can-clean-bike-fairy-washing-liquid/

Scroll down a bit to the scientist from the Institute of corrosion

Now I'll be even less fussy!
I still won't use it to lubricate an unseating tyre, seems unprofessional.
but I won't tell my staff not to