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Do I need to clean the new wheel tire before installation

Tiny
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Before an installation of new wheel-tire, which was about one year in storage (without cover) after its manufactured date.
Do I need to clean the inside of the wheel-tire (with air pressure) before the installation?
And more important, if I will install a wheel-tire that has inside foreign objects like sands etc. Could it cause damage to the tire or to the metal wheel?
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Monday, May 29th, 2017 AT 8:03 AM

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Tiny
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If there is foreign material in tire by all means clean it out but as far as cleaning wheel/tire is totally up to you.
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 AT 5:41 AM
Tiny
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Hi HMAC300.

I refer to a foreign material like sands etc. Inside the tire, not on the tire surface.
Could it cause damage, with time, to the tire or to the metal wheel?
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 AT 9:19 AM
Tiny
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It may not hurt wheel even in time but would tire.
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 AT 9:31 AM
Tiny
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Ok. Thanks for your help.
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 AT 1:48 AM
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Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Friday, June 2nd, 2017 AT 9:18 AM

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