Vacuum Bagging New Tires
 

I have some tires that I recently bought on sale that won't go on my car for a while. Do you think vacuum bagging them would hurt anything?

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Check the DOT date on the tires to make sure there age. I bought some name brand wrapped tires several years ago, no DOT date . When I finally got around to putting them on my coupe they lasted 1800 miles. Bought new radials, and would not go back.

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I’m not sure vacuum bagging would either help nor hurt. What causes tire degradation is light. If it was me I’d likely get some large heavy black plastic contractor garbage bags, put the tires in, and stuff them up in the garage rafters laid flat on a piece of plywood.

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I think DOT numbers have been required since the early 1970’s, so that should tell you how old the tires were.

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I can't tell if they are white wall tires or not. If they are, do not stack white wall against black wall or the white walls will be stained. Not sure if the black will transfer through the plastic.

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The ozone in the atmosphere has a degrading affect on rubber products in general. It won't hurt to bag them at all. The ultraviolet rays are hard on rubber as well so keeping them out of direct sunlight or any electrical light source that is in the ultraviolet spectrum is also a good idea.

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What he said. ^^^^^

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Here is some info regarding tire date codes. I caution buyers to check the date code on any tire you buy on sale. Dealers rid stocks of out dated tires by putting them on sale.

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I agree with Jay on the blk trash bags- though I think both are a good idea.


compounds do break down over time, so results will vary.


Not much diff then putting away a brand new pair of shoes for ten yrs. The threads and glue will disintegrate over time.

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Store them in a cool dark area, my mom stored holiday decorations in her attic in plastic garbage bags and after a time the plastic degraded to breaking down and fell apart ! Would that harm your rubber tires ? I wouldn’t try it !

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Fortunately my tires were made only a few months before I bought them. I have them stored in a garage with no windows, shaded by a big oak tree, so I think that I'm good :)

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On that same idea a few months ago the Hagerty news letter noted that a running refrigerator in your garage can put out quite a bit of ozone in that confined space. Thats not helping tires last.
Something to think about and consider.

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Electric motors and any AC system will generate some ozone but it's not a lot. There is trace amount enough in the atmosphere to make it all negligible for the most part. Everything made by man deteriorates over time. That's why we have to restore stuff.

Regular maintenace using the best available preservatives is the only way to make stuff last. I learned a long time ago not to purchase time limited items like batteries or tires until l need them.

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I find that hard to believe.

Got a link to that news letter?

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sounds like somebody has an old frig running in their garage......

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Black trash bags. Fill the bags with nitrogen and seal them well. Store in a cool dark place. We've done this with race tires and they were fine 3 years later.

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Then you'll be just fine stacking those tires that your saving next to that old fridg in your garage and it won't bother me one bit ;)

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Tho ozone comes from the infinitesimally small spark when the brushes on the compressor motor go over the gap in the commutator. Old reefer in the garage —-> worn brushes —-> bigger spark. On a much larger scale, I’ve been in the generator rooms of power plants and the smell of ozone is noticeable to overpowering.

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Most garage rafters would be hot part of the year. If available, a cool basement would be ideal.

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Agree, rafters might not have been the best suggestion. Just lay them flat and dark.