How to store tyres long-term?

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:49 am

How are you supposed to store tyres, that aren't being used, for years in order to preserve them?

adamjp · Postby **adamjp** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:49 am

Tyre people who I have asked have suggested....

Inflated
In a cool temperature stabilised area
That is dark

The idea is that this slows the release of the flex agents in tyres (petrochemicals) into the air, and prevents UV degredation.

If you were really keen I think that wrapping in some packing 'glad wrap' would also be a major benefit. It will further reduce interaction with air.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:27 am

Thanks adam.
One question with the wrapping though, do you reckon this may be adverse in that it will become too humid?

If wrapping is the way to go, then I thought wrap it so it's 90% air-tight and place some of those moisture-eaters like you find in food packets.

hamish71 · Postby **hamish71** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:30 am

Hi,

I used to race go karts a lot. tyres were obviously very soft, but got a benefit from being cycles before use. On a practice day, I would run them up to temperature, then remove them, wrap them tightly in glad wrap (as suggested above), and put them in a cool, dark place.

The cool dark place is more important than the glad wrap, but the glad wrap will help significantly in preventing the rubber drying out.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:29 am

Hamish, but for long-term storage?
I'm talking about at least 2 years, untouched.

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:40 am

Yup, you could buy a deep freeze to put them in like some gocart racers, but for the money you spend on electricity you could just buy another set in 2 years.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:51 am

Cool, thanks for the advice fellas.

So ..... anyone after a pair of rare 195/45 R15's? :mrgreen:

I'll create another post in the appropriate section shall I?

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:22 pm

I store then under the house in a black plastic bag....

I have heard of pplz storing their tiers to \"cure\" them...

garettb16 · Postby **garettb16** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:37 pm

big jar of vinegar will preserve them..

yummo

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:41 pm

No need to store them. Just sell them to mates on the forum and buy another set off the forum when you need them.

Veloce · Postby **Veloce** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:49 am

If i can ad my 2 cents worth. As a previously empoyed person in tyre manufacturing, you may slow some of the chemistry down but be sure of one thing they will gradually keep curing (hardening) over time. Truck and bus drivers do this to get extra mileage. We once left a tyre in a warm dry room (about 32 degrees) and after a few months broke the tyre with a hammer, brittle as! :shock:

garettb16 · Postby **garettb16** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:45 am

on a previous car i sold i bought a set of used michelins to sell the car on as i wanted the good tyres. they had been in storage and the car was sideways all the time after changing.. they definatley gripped like sh*t as a result of being old and crappy..

i agree with manga.. sell em and buy new ones later best of both worlds

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:12 pm

Points very well take fellas.
I have posted a thread in the \"Used cars & parts section\".
I shall bump it again and reduce the price. Trouble is, it's a rare size and only 2 of them

Thanks for the advice again.