Off Season Tire Storage
 

I need to store my outdoor tires for the off season. Does any one have tricks to make sure they dont dry out? I have them in zip loc bags right now, just need to know if I need to do anything else to them.

I have sprayed mine with wd40 or simple green in the past and sealed them in a zip lock bag. I would like to hear how others do this as well.

Whee do you race? The Grove?

Matt Posvar

Simple green in a Zip lock bag. I do this after every time i am done using them.

I do that too, just wondering if that will keep for 4 months.

I don't see why not, I've got some tires that old that were cleaned with SG and just put in a box, they still feel good. 4 months isn't that long really, IMO.

I maybe a bit paranoid I guess, I use to race go karts and those tires would harden about 1% a week using a durometer(hardness meter). So from my past knowledge my tires would have lost 16% in those 4 months. I dont know the exact numbers for rc tires but I would say they would do about the same. That could be the difference in a super soft compound to a medium compound.

I would think tires with a higher % of natural rubber would be worse....

I also wash my tires with Simple Green but then rinse that off and dry them completely before putting them in plastic bags. I've got 2 year old tires that are still soft and sticky, though I find it best to wash the tires again with simple green before using them on the track if they have been in storage for months.

I just stick my 1/8 truggy tires in a zip lock bag no simple green or cleaning the tires which they dont need i been doing it for two years and the rubber stays the same just make sure you get all the air out of the bags before you zip it and they will stay fresh.

As stated... Clean them well and let completely dry before storing in a zip lock. I then put them in a large storage box with a lid. I also keep them in a cool location. I don't know if it matters but it makes me feel better.

Off season? :weird:

I was thinking the same thing, lol :confused:

Clean, seal in zip lock and keep them away from the furnace (or other ozone sources).

I would not use wd40. I heard the solvents can slowly degrade rubber. Just clean them and store them in a tightly sealed container.

For some of us it's outdoor onroad all summer and indoor offroad all winter. There's ALWAYS an off season (and tires in storage) on some level. ;)


And +1 on the Ziploc approach. I actually spray them with a little traction compound before sealing, but the basic Simple Green cleaning and sealing works fine as well.