I removed my orig. tires and rims from my 1982 Collector Edition, only 11,000 miles. I am using after market rims and tires for local shows and the orig. for NCRS. What is the best way to help preserve my orig. while they are being stored? I dare not try to take them off the rims, at 21 years old, god knows what would happen. I was thinking about praying the rubber with tire dressing and shrink wrapping them.
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Re: C3 tire preservation.
John, for what it's worth, I have 6 original tires from my 82, with 20k miles. Not having a second set of wheels, I have mounted/dismounted mine a few times for shows with no ill effects. But if I had another set of wheels ($$$) I'd mount them and forget it. BTW, we used to use nitrogen in tires for the Navy. Not sure if that was for preservation, or just easy to do.
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Keep them in a cool, dark place free of electrical equipment that might generate ozone. UV light and ozone are rubber's mortal enemies.
DukeComment
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Re: C3 tire preservation.
John,
Do as Duke has suggested and if you do dress them make sure the product doesn't contain silicone.
WayneComment
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Re: C3 tire preservation.
John,
This article might help:
-Rob Loszewski, Site Administrator
Corvette Action Center
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