tire preservative, for storage

[stangguy]

I read some of the previous posts, but still have questions. I want to protect trailer and other tires with air and hard rubber without air in them. sitting outside year round, mostly shaded. Is there something I can buy at Walmart, or Menards etc, that I can just spray on and leave?? I have some carts and stuff like that that the weather won't hurt, except for the rubber parts.

 

[ripcord]

The most important thing is to keep them out of sunlight.

 

[stangguy]

The most important thing is to keep them out of sunlight.

So if I would keep under the deck where the sun can't get to, I don't need any coating, and the rain and snow etc won't hurt them any more than if they were in a cheap shed?

 

[ripcord]

Putting them in large plastic bags won't hurt and will reduce the oxygen getting to them.

 

[benhen77]

303 aerospace protectant if you must leave outside.

 

[eljefino]

And keep away from ozone, so not near a furnace/ water heater.

 

[97prizm]

I read some of the previous posts, but still have questions. I want to protect trailer and other tires with air and hard rubber without air in them. sitting outside year round, mostly shaded. Is there something I can buy at Walmart, or Menards etc, that I can just spray on and leave?? I have some carts and stuff like that that the weather won't hurt, except for the rubber parts.

Keep them jacked up off the ground if possible to prevent flat spots

 

[Chevelle3221]

Once a tire is made it immediately ages.

 

[DirtyIdle]

303 aerospace protectant if you must leave outside.

303 is great stuff but it washes/wears off easily. I'd use something stickier if I were gonna leave then in the rain.

 

[Marcozi]

Store them on their sides.

 

[whizbyu]

And keep away from ozone, so not near a furnace/ water heater.

My water heater is in the garage. Would covering the tires with a large plastic garbage bag without tucking the bottom to "seal" the entire tire be sufficient?

 

[Kantaro]

Barry's take: https://www.barrystiretech.com/tirestorage.html

Short Version:

• Store tires in a cool, dark place away from sources of heat and ozone (furnaces, electric motors)
• Store tires unloaded
  • Not on the vehicle unless the vehicle is lifted off the ground
• If the tires are on a vehicle that is being stored, inflate them 50% more than normal
  • Yes, the tire will be able to handle it. Tires don't burst until many times the max pressure listed on the sidewall
• It's OK to stack them
  • Not too high. 4 high at most.
  • But Not on or in anything that is harmful - for example: oil
  • And NOTon something that shouldn't be stained. That includes concrete/tiled floors.
    • Even a layer of paper is not enough to prevent a stain.
  • If the tires have white sidewalls or raised white letters, store them white to white
    • But be careful as white rubber can be stained by black rubber.
• If mounted, it's OK to store them at normal pressure.
  • Don't do anything about inflation pressure until you reinstall them.
  • No need to deflate them as it doesn't have much affect on anything.
  • Don't deflate them if you're going to stack them.
    • Unless you are going to use spacers so the stacking is wheel to wheel, rather than tire to tire.
• Avoid petroleum products
• Tires can leave a stain. Avoid surfaces that shouldn't be stained.
• If the tires are Extreme Summer Performance or racing tires, do NOT store them where the temperature gets below 40°F (5°C).