Topic: Wheels/tires stroage

[mis3]

For the coming winter, I will install my winter tires on stock wheels.

For my summer wheels/tires, I plan to wash them thoroughly and store them in plastic bags.

My question is should I apply something (like wheel wax or regular car wax) to the wheels before storage?
     

[ovr50]

No need to do that - just store them flat with cardboard in between (or even without the cardboard!!). Should be dry storage but away from heat.

[mis3]

I am thinking that the wax will protect the wheel surface better during the few months they are in storage in close bags.

Comments?

[sterling]

Protect them from what? The air inside the plastic bag?

[random006]

Protect them from what? The air inside the plastic bag?

Perhaps he doesn't have access to a dry environment big enough to store his tires and does not want to store his wheels with some tire garage.  Assuming he's not a tire guru - after all he is the one asking the question - then he might logically conclude their might be a problem.  Don't forget, if he's using those bags supplied by the garages, they don't seal fully.  They are open at one end to whatever is in the storage environment.

My garage, for instance does get damp and I don't have room inside my house for my summer tires and wheels.  So I store them flat but raised off the ground using pressure treated lumber left over from some landscaping projects.  Each tire/wheel is in its own plastic bag.  So far so good but...

[robarakira]

Just clean the wheels before you store them and keep them in a dry place and all is well!

[HeliDriver]

Yeah, what everyone else said, but if your wheels have a clear coat, it's still a good idea to apply a protective coat of wax every now and then.

It's got nothing to do with putting them in storage, per se, but that would seem to me to be a very convenient time to get the job done.

[mis3]

Everytime I wax my car, which is about once a month, I usually wax my wheels as well.   I have a Mercedes and they are famous for brake dust.   I noticed that if the wax, the brake dust came ooff easier at the next wash. 

My wheels are about $5,000 and I am trying to find the best way to store them.  There is no heat in my garage and frankly, I do not know if it is considered dry or moist. 

[morty]

A coat of wax on the wheels definitely wont hurt them. I think the most important thing is to clean them before storage.

[Ex-airbalancer]

I also wax my wheels when I wax the car. Dust comes right off.
With the wheels off you can do a nice job on them

[mis3]

With the wheels off, I should probably wax the inside (wheel wall) as well.  Right? 

[avtoller]

Can't hurt, and be sure to wax the inside of your winter wheels. It will help them shed snow buildup. 

[mis3]

Good idea.   
I will do both sets of wheels, in and out......