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12-31-2021, 07:47 PM | #21 | |
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Re: tyre preservation. suggestions please.
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12-31-2021, 09:16 PM | #22 |
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Re: tyre preservation. suggestions please.
When we were still drag racing even during the weeks when we were racing every weekend we were always sure to park the car with the slicks on a piece of plywood, word from someone smarter than I was that cement sucks rubber. Ever notice how there sometimes will be 4 black spots on the concrete where the car usually sits. On my RV I'm trying a product called BLAK once a year, not petroleum based, it seems to be working very well. Found it on Ebay saw the add for it somewhere else. The tires seem to stay a nice dull/semi gloss and they repel dirt nicely.
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01-05-2022, 02:14 PM | #23 |
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Re: tyre preservation. suggestions please.
All electric motors produce ozone, especially on start up. In most garages I see a compressor (and often an old refrigerator). Both spew ozone and will cause tires to deteriorate prematurely. And yes, get the weight off the tires if the car is going to sit unused for any length of time. You can also roll the car forward and back a few feet every week or so to keep from having one flat spot....assuming you have the space (and can remember to do so).
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01-13-2022, 07:03 AM | #24 |
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Re: tyre preservation. suggestions please.
I’m retired Air Force, 24 years on aircraft flight line. Our Technical Orders required us to move aircraft every 72 hours,(three days) to rotate tires on a Hanger Queen, (aircraft not flying for 30 days) This is to prevent permanent distortion of tire carcass, prevent wheel bearings from pressing into bearing races and redistribute grease/lube in airframe. We go to great lengths to prevent petroleum from contacting tires. Just interesting info. Other rubber is treated with pure silicone grease like wheel seals and “o” rings. I use silicone grease only on tire side walls to protect rubber, also on other rubber like window seals.
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01-13-2022, 08:59 AM | #25 |
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Re: tyre preservation. suggestions please.
To the OP, if you are trying to revive those cracked tires you will be better off getting new. I would never run an old tire especially one that has dry rotted. Perhaps you are trying to prevent this from happening to the new set you get in the future.
Seems like a lot of home remedies and wives tales. I would contact someone like Coker to see what they may recommend. I have parked all of my vehicles on the concrete garage floor for the last 40 years I have been driving and never had that wear or dry rot a tire (I have also heard that sitting a battery on concrete will drain it!). I have seen trailers/rv's that have been parked for extended periods in the sun end up with dry rotted tires though. Not regularly but over the years I have used all kinds of tire dressing, armor all, mothers, etc. Never seemed to have any problems. I just clean them with comet now and let them stay natural. I know there is talk about flat spotting when sitting too long but I too think that there is more hype than reality when a car is concerned, UNLESS if the car is parked for years at a time. Big difference in the weight of an aircraft sitting on a tire compared to a car. |
01-14-2022, 02:48 AM | #26 | |
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01-16-2022, 11:55 AM | #27 | |
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