How to store winter tires

As soon as the spring season comes and the road is freed from snow, motorists faster change heavy winter tires on summer. At the same time, the question arises where and how to store tires until the next winter season so that the rubber does not lose its properties and forms.

Before removing each tire you need to mark to know the position of each of them. If winter tires are stored in disks, then you can put on the spools of the caps of different colors. They are sold in ordinary auto shops.

Remove the wheels and rinse them with warm water. Try to completely get rid of dirt, pebbles that are stuck in the protector patterns. Careful washing will allow rubber from premature aging.

After washing perfectly dry the tires on both sides. If desired, they can be treated with a special tool that canning the surface of rubber and preventing rubber destruction. They can also be purchased in auto parts stores.

The tires in the room should be stored in a free state, they are optionally packaging. But if the wheels are packaged in plastic bags, they should not be hermetic. Leave them slightly apertured for free air circulation.

When storing tires, together with disks, you can hang each per ceiling with the hook. You can also fold them with a pyramid on each other. In this case, they need to turn over from time to time.

Tires without discs are recommended to be located nearby. Such tires can not be suspended and put on each other, as this can lead to the deformation of rubber, damage to the edge of the tire.

The room where winter tires will be stored, should be dry, ventilated, cool, without temperature drops. Excessively dry air can lead to the formation of microcracks, and this in turn reduces the service life and strength of rubber. Places where you can store: dry basement, garage, storage room.

You can use the services of tire workshops that offer warehouses, repository. Before choosing this option, carefully examine the contract, consider the storage conditions of the tires. In such premises there must be instruments for measuring temperature, humidity.

Tires are not recommended to store outdoors, unlocked balconies, close to heating devices and solvents. The latter can destroy the rubber, and the straight sun rays, moisture will lead to premature aging of rubber.