Originally Posted by timcupery
Not a bad solution, actually.
Have you ever experienced aluminum nipples freezing to the threads and getting hard to turn (and then stripping/rounding out)? How have you prepped them?
Experienced aluminum nipples freezing? Yep
Especially when not lubricating the threads (or spoke prep). What I usually do now is lubricating the threads and finish of with DT spoke freeze. That way the nipples won't stay completely locked. If no lubes' used, they stay locked and impossible to true. With rev. (1.5mm) spokes you actually have to change the spoke.