[DeTomaso] tire preservation

[Jim Hendrickson]

Maybe monthly treatments with Formula V would help?

 

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:39 PM
To: matt at nwpantera.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] tire preservation


In a message dated 8/12/11 8:27:54 PM, matt at nwpantera.com writes:


> What is the best and latest known method to preserve tires for future 
> use? Petroleum products,once processed, have shelf life. I've got a 
> stack of 15"s in plastic out of sunlight in the garage and curious if 
> there's a better way to help these last.
> Any suggestions?
> 
Risky business to try and extend the life of tires. You could try is a few
of the 'tire soaker' products that contain the volatiles that evaporate from
the caracass. I don't recommend those that contain fuel oil or similar
home-brewed concoctions. I wrote a recent article for POCA on many of these,
noting that at least one home-soak compound burned down a man's garage. 
The real problem is, tires are a continuously curing system and as time goes
by, the non-reversable cure makes the tire harder and shrinks up, Both
actions break chemical and mechanical bonds inside the carcass, which no
amount of additive, however applied, can restore. Good luck- J Deryke
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