I live in the Phoenix area, and in the summer, my garage can get upwards of 120 to 130 degrees. There are no auto-x's in the summer, so I want to store the tires. I have them bagged, but will the temperature in the garage seriously hurt the tires? Remember, it will be that hot in the garage during the day for months.

 

Honestly you should ask the question in the Tire and Wheel forum.

 

I doubt the heat will hurt them, what you need to worry about is UV and ozone. The bagging should minimize that.

 

I dunno 120 is pretty warm. Might cause them to heat cycle out early. I'd stuff 'em in a closet if it were me.

 

How hot do they get on the track? A lot hotter than 120 I'm guessing

 

Tires come from the factory with a cosmolene, type, coating. Has anyone ever researched what it is exactly and if you could apply it to used tires to "seal" them while not in use?

I've been bagging mine and keep them in an inside closet.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ludedude
How hot do they get on the track?

 

I too would say get them out of that heat if you can.

I bought a house last year and for the first time in my life I stored my R-compounds in a basement. I had never heard about the ozone from an electric motor effecting the rubber until about a month ago. So- how much damage have I done to the tires having stored them for 5 months in the corner of the open basement about 10' away from the sump pump, that is now actively running because of it being Spring?

 

You can get the tires over 200 degrees on the track. The outside tires were at 190+ after a few laps around a skidpad...

 

That actually came from Jesse & Ian. I can't vouch for the validity of the concept, but it keeps the brake dust from getting all over. They also said to put a little moisture inside. I give the bag a few squirts of H2O first, but it's not like we have a low humidity problem in FL that dries 'em out. Maybe that'd be sage advice in the desert, though.