An el cheapo propane torch is about 2000-f degrees, while an acetylene torch is about 6000-f degrees, plus you can always spray down the aluminum wheel rim with water before applying heat to the lug nut, and keep the flame to a low pencil point so's just the lug nut gets heated. Plus, it does not take too much heat to get the lubricant to get drawn up the threads inside the threaded lug nut.
Just a little bit of heat goes a long way, here, to make the lube work better.
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