another silly winter storage question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Sooke BC
another silly winter storage question
I don't store my car for the entire winter and try to get it out on the mild sunny days. For this I put back on my thin spoke rims so as not to get any salt residue off the roads on my aluminum CCW.
Now the question is after washing and polishing my CCW what is the best way to store them? I've been storing my thin spoke's stacked laying flat on the garage floor with cardboard in between.
Thanks for the advice.
Now the question is after washing and polishing my CCW what is the best way to store them? I've been storing my thin spoke's stacked laying flat on the garage floor with cardboard in between.
Thanks for the advice.
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Sounds good to me. I think your only concern is keeping them from having direct contact with the garage floor. This past summer I found a great product for my chrome wheels. It's Detailer's Pro Wheel Glaze and it's amazing stuff. I've used regular car wax on my wheels for years, which didn't hold up too well because of the heat. What a difference it makes!
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That's how I store my extra set of wheels - and I put an old piece of carpet under the bottom wheel and use an old bedspread to cover the whole set of wheels to keep dust off.
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Most cardboard has a large amount of acid on the surface so I would suggest you insulate them from the cardboard at all costs. Just so they are not in direct contact. Acid will etch the aluminum and remember that you get galvanic corrosion when you have two dissimilar metals in contact with an electrolyte.
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Most cardboard has a large amount of acid on the surface so I would suggest you insulate them from the cardboard at all costs. Just so they are not in direct contact. Acid will etch the aluminum and remember that you get galvanic corrosion when you have two dissimilar metals in contact with an electrolyte.
take it from me, a retired Materials Engineer of 33 years under my belt, do not allow moisture to get trapped under your wheels. I take it you have a concrete garage floor like most people...avoid putting any aluminum wheels near the floor during the winter months. Build a small loft near the ceiling or create a wall mounting system for them. With moisture in the air at moderate temps in the garage you will get filiform corrosion under the clearcoat over time....not an easy problem to deal with, and looks like crap....google it if you don't know what this is.BTW, not so silly...
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take it from me, a retired Materials Engineer of 33 years under my belt, do not allow moisture to get trapped under your wheels. I take it you have a concrete garage floor like most people...avoid putting any aluminum wheels near the floor during the winter months. Build a small loft near the ceiling or create a wall mounting system for them. With moisture in the air at moderate temps in the garage you will get filiform corrosion under the clearcoat over time....not an easy problem to deal with, and looks like crap....google it if you don't know what this is.BTW, not so silly...
In an unheated garage I have seen concrete floors 'sweat' forming a visible coat of moisture. Even heated garages have humidity problems!Good to see there are other Corvette drivers that don't let them sit all winter!! 
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From: Sooke BC
take it from me, a retired Materials Engineer of 33 years under my belt, do not allow moisture to get trapped under your wheels. I take it you have a concrete garage floor like most people...avoid putting any aluminum wheels near the floor during the winter months. Build a small loft near the ceiling or create a wall mounting system for them. With moisture in the air at moderate temps in the garage you will get filiform corrosion under the clearcoat over time....not an easy problem to deal with, and looks like crap....google it if you don't know what this is.BTW, not so silly...
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