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Hmmm, seems I probably shouldn't have cleaned the rim.
Well, I'll probably be working with new wheels so maybe it'll be good to work with a clean rim.
What's the consensus of opinion on stretching the tyre? Instructions on the box my Conty Giro came in say to stretch between feet and hands then glue and fit, instruction leaflet in the box says not to stretch between feet and hands but to fit the tyre dry, fully inflate and leave for 72 hours.
I gave it a little stretch, fitted dry and have fully inflated and intended to leave it over night, remove and apply first coats of glue tomorrow morning and finish the job in the evening.