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12-17-2012, 08:54 AM | #21 | |
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Re: What's the best way to store inner tubes?
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According to the EPA, atmospheric ozone "is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the presence of sunlight. Emissions from industrial facilities and electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents are some of the major sources of NOx and VOC." My college room mate who grew up in Claremont told me they had to buy new windshield wipers every time it rained because the rubber decomposed in between rainfalls. In addition to eating rubber, ozone is REALLY hard on living tissues, which, of course, is why the EPA is so motivated to limit NOx and VOC (like dribbly gasoline fillers). Don't know if that qualifies as part of the idiotic government intervention you mention, but I'm all for it! Steve Last edited by steve s; 12-17-2012 at 01:05 PM. |
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12-17-2012, 01:35 PM | #22 |
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American made rubber?
One can witness & see rubber gaskets still serviceable & pliable on 1946 Frigidaire refrigerators -- right next to the refrigerator's ozone producing electric motors. Some may remember 1940's filling stations with enclosed store rooms, with no ventilation, where they stored tires & tubes collocated with filling station's air compressor with 5 h. p. electric motors seriously pumping out ozone. Similar environments at many military installations could be witnessed Worldwide. Some may remember tires & tubes stored & collocated inside 1940's vehicle repair bays, all exposed to the motor vehicle exhausts of several vehicles; gasoline vapors everywhere when gasoline was used for cleaning parts & grease. In my opinion, U. S. Government EPA philosophy & regulations, EPA permit regulations, over taxation, mandated employee benefits & insurance coverage will continue to make us buy "more & more" May Pop foreign made tubes & poisonous Chinese gypsum board, (i. e., sheet rock). As we speak, we are in high gear, full speed ahead. |
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12-17-2012, 02:08 PM | #23 | |
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12-17-2012, 02:17 PM | #24 |
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Re: What's the best way to store inner tubes?
I've stored rubber bands (used to hold wings on Model Airplanes) that had oil on them in a container with oil Dry (Cat Litter) for months and years. They come out with all the oil gone and in perfect condition. Don't know why it wouldn't work with Tubes.
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12-17-2012, 02:53 PM | #25 |
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Anyone here close to the "Northener Boot Company" where it appears they are holding on as a U. S. Manufacturer of rubbber boots in Illinois, U. S. A. -- supposedly "LaCross" is currently solely importing from China.
Maybe someone could ask "Northerner" to crank out a few 19" & 21" tubes during their lunch hours. Nothing like good old U. S. tubes that could last over 40 years, (even with 30 or so nail hole patches in each), rolling through mud holes laden with horse pee & exposed to an ample supply of highly toxic horse gas along the route. Of course, these rubber material creations were developed by simple Americans prior to our highly scientific EPA rules. |
12-17-2012, 03:13 PM | #26 |
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12-17-2012, 03:26 PM | #27 |
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Hi 700:
Appears: 1. Fill partially with air to avoid folds; &, 2. keep away from mice & squirrels; &, 3. wrap in large opaque plastic garbage bags to avoid sunlight & harmful vapors; &, 4. keep fingers crossed previous owner(s) did same. Hope this helps. Last edited by H. L. Chauvin; 12-17-2012 at 03:38 PM. Reason: typo |
12-17-2012, 03:56 PM | #28 | |
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The guy's wiper blade experience was from about 50 years ago. Apparently, things are better now. I know that the ozone alert threshold is now less than 1/5 of what it was in 1955. The "good" protective ozone is up in the stratosphere and is not linked to the "bad" ozone that is part of the smog near the surface. Here's a list of ozone concerns at time of 1988 standards revision: 2. Most Relevant Effects to be Prevented Include: a. Short-Term Exposures
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700 rpm: Apologies for the semi-hijacking of your thread. If butyl rubber really is more ozone resistant as SAJ reports, and if your tubes really are made of it, it sounds like you don't have much to worry about for storage times you're asking about. However, I too have been impressed with how poorer quality modern inner tubes are, for whatever reason. So, if you wind up having problems, they may have nothing to do with the storage--may just be crappy tubes. Steve |
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