How to store your tyres properly?
Storing tyres is as important as buying ones. You should take into account all the factors that affect the condition of your tyres when you are storing them. This way you can prolong the lifeline of the tyres and be sure that they are in top condition when you take them out for the next season.
First thing that affects your tyres is the temperature they are stored in. Tyres should be stored in a dark place with a temperature around 0c to +15c. Different and sudden changes in the temperature might affect the rubber mixture making the lifeline and weariness of the tyre faster.
Humidity is the second thing you have to take into account. The storage should not be humid and the tyres should be safe from all kinds of moist and water in any form. This way the rubber mixture doesn’t change too much.
Third factor is light. The tyres should always be protected from the direct light whether it’s sunlight or any other light with high ultraviolet radiation.
Fourth factor is Ozone and oxygen. Ozone has a powerful wearing affect on the tyres (in Finnish: renkaita). There should not be any big electrical devices with high voltage or any sort of steam machines in the same place where you store your tyres.
Fifth factor is the shape of the tyres. Tyres should be stored so that they can hold their normal, natural form and so that they are not being pressed or misshaped at any time. This way they will store their original form and therefore are more stable on the road.
Sixth affecting factor are all kinds of fluids, oils, grease and heat. All tyres should be always prevented from all kinds of greases and oils because they can change the mixture and the texture on the tyre and therefore cause a unusual wearing of the tyre.
If you store your tyres properly you will prolong their lifeline and always have the best possible tyres on the road. These are normal action points that you have to take into account when storing your tyres. One of the safest solutions is to take your tyres to Vianor tyre hotel where they store your extra tyres and keep them in good condition.
