Originally Posted by JesusBananas

I am also interested in this actually. I thought that lubing was done by dipping the spokes in the spoke prep, but I actually know very little about wheel building and would love to hear more.

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla

Properly prepped spokes shouldn't wind up. Did you prep the threads?

I never (ever) lube threads. You should lube where the nipple comes in contact with the hole in the rim.