To learn how to save the summer tires until next season, think many motorists. In fact, before the summer is still far, months 5-6, and this period in which the wheels can happen, anything.
According to numerous information on the Internet, if not properly stored at the beginning of the summer can get quite a curve and badly cracked rubber, which eventually will have to throw in a landfill.
A properly stored, it means to observe a temperature and humidity, hang the wheel on a special semi-circular brackets, do not forget to periodically turn and aerate.
In fact, most of these tips can not cause anything but a good smile. If we exclude a small fraction of motorists - perfectionists, capable of making "Scripture sack" even from ordinary rubber tires, the majority doing it just once.
By the same area, which has a majority of ordinary citizens, are not suitable for tamping the walls of ingenious devices and placing one wheel, like checkers on the checkerboard. But still a reasonable knowledge of the subject you want, at least for the fact that, as decided by doctors, "do no harm."
First, be aware that the rubber tires - a polymer composite material. "Composite" means that apart from the polymer in the rubber added fillers - soot, sulfur, various stabilizers and fittings - textile and metal cord.
Fillers attach the wheel strength, dimensional stability and impact on the technological properties during its manufacture and in particular the application of the tread. A "polymer" means that the rubber molecules are long filaments connected to each other. It is through these long molecules, rubber, and has such a valuable property, as the elasticity.
But as you know, in nature nothing is forever, and, like people, natural rubber is also aging. Aging means that over time, long polymeric filaments repeatedly like "stitched" to each other and as a result, lose their elasticity.
"Firmware" polymer molecules are exposed to light, excessive heat or cold, chemicals, moisture, mechanical stress and other factors. And, if the rubber has lost its elasticity, it becomes harder and more brittle, and therefore not suitable for certain conditions.
Here is a basic knowledge of these and should follow the rules of proper storage of wheels.
- Before you bookmarked for storage make sure that the tires are clean and dry.
- Handle the special rubber spray - a preservative for storage of tires. Such funds are sold in stores cosmetics. Preservatives contain oxidation inhibitors - substances that slow down "firmware" rubber.
- If possible, pack each wheel is a special case for storage of tires. Thus you will protect them from the harmful effects of light. Now available for sale and special boxes for storage. Besides the fact that the boxes do not reflect light, they tire not crumple.
- If you can not keep the wheel on the balcony - take advantage of it. Winter frost is clearly not summer tires will benefit. Keep the tires as they write on the box with the drug: "In a cool, dry and dark place, it is better in a garage or shed.
In principle, the four wheels it does not matter how they are folded for storage, "The Well", "upright" or hanging on brackets. It is important that they do not interfere, why do not we had them all the time to move from place to place, or worse, put on them is different, and especially the heavy stuff, able to flatten them.
But if the choice is still there, the best position for storage - "upright", as the book. So to keep them in warehouses and stores. The worst position for storage of tires - the wall on nails. If you must store tires in a worse position, it is necessary from time to time, once every 2 weeks or once a month to turn them to prevent radial deformation. - If you keep the wheels with the wheels, lower tire pressure is not necessary. Raise too. Wheel drives is preferable to put "The Well", ie horizontally and always on a flat surface.
- Now many auto centers offer a service to store seasonal tires. It is clear that passing the wheel of deposit to the experts, you will not have to worry about any place where they are stored, nor how to properly put them in storage, because it is there for your wheels will create a truly resort conditions in terms of temperature, humidity, and turning hither and thither. The main thing is to find the right balance between your worries and the price for the service storage.
- And the last. Before placing tires deposited check did not come out if they have a shelf life. At each wheel has a label. The first digit indicates week (serial number), the second year directly. Shelf-life tires 5 years. And if the summer sell-by date, keep the rubber, whatever. Anyway, it will only need to fire on the holiday of Ivan Kupala!
