When changing winter tires to summer ones, motorists should not forget about careful storage of rubber until the next season. Recommendations for storing winter tires in the summer will help to avoid degradation and loss of properties of tires.
Storing rubber with discs
After removing the wheels, you must thoroughly clean the protector from dirt. Then it must be rinsed and dried well. After removing the dirt, the wheels must be treated with specially designed rubber care products.
It is advisable to pack rubber in polyethylene bags. To ensure ventilation, it is best not to tie them. The pressure in the tires during storage should be at the level of 1-1.4 atmospheres.
Avoid the presence of wheels near chemicals. Under the influence of harmful substances, rubber is destroyed and cracked. Also, do not allow direct sunlight to fall on the rubber.
It is recommended to place the rubber on a flat wooden surface. The rubber on the disc should be stored either horizontally or suspended. For horizontal storage, the wheels must be stacked on top of each other, but no more than four pieces.
Storing rubber without discs
Rubber without discs should also be cleaned of dirt, washed, dried, treated with special agents. Then wrap the tires in a plastic bag and keep them out of sunlight and chemicals.
It is necessary to store rubber without discs vertically. This is the main difference between bus data storage. And it is advisable to turn the rubber a little every month. This will avoid deformation of the tread.
