<VV> Tire care

[Ken Clark]

My tires on my '65 Corsa are on Z28 rims and 12 yrs old.  They look fine and have good tread.  Car has been in humidity controlled basement and dark most of the time.  I'm thinking they have some good miles left in them.  Probably have about 20,000 miles on them.
Ken Clark
 
> From: Ebarr19 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 09:24:13 -0500
> To: corvairduval at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Tire care
> 
> I just replaced tires that were 28 years old, stored inside, no  covering, 
> they had full tread and no dry rot. They were on aluminum rims. I  replaced 
> them with autocross tires as I had no trust in them plus they had soft  
> sidewalls ( not good for autocrossing ).
>  Gene Barr 
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/1/2014 7:58:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> corvairduval at cox.net writes:
> 
> Just  storing them indoors out of sunlight helps the most. Not mounted, 
> and away  from ozone makers (sparks). I have some 900 x 14s still wrapped 
> in paper  that look fine. Whether they are safe is another matter!
> 
> If you store  whitewalls, make sure they are wrapped or stored whitewall 
> to whitewall.  Whitewall touching black will stain.
> 
> People with RVs use a tire cover  to cut down on UV degradation. The 
> cover should keep sunlight off, so the  more it wraps around the tire the 
> better.
> 
> I never understood the  anti Armour-All, etc group.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> On 1/1/2014 2:01 PM, Rob  wrote:
> > Following this thread, then, what is the best product to put on  a tire 
> to keep if from rotting? I hear Armorall is not the  answer.
> >
> > Likewise, what's the best way to store the spare set  of tires and 
> wheels?  Upright or on the sidewall? Inflated or deflated-  or in between?
> >
> > Rob  Neighbour
> 
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