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paulooch1958
Explorer
Jan 17, 2019

Class A tire protection coatings

I find that it's time to give the RV a good cleaning. I have a 2006 Winnebago Journey with 255/80R22.5 truck type tires. These run at high pressure and I understand that they can fail catastrophically.

I usually would put a product like Armourall on the tires to supposedly provide protection from cracking, etc, but have seen articles recently that say that silicone based products are actually BAD for tires.

So, what, if anything besides soap and water should I do to increase the life of these tires. They cost a bundle each and can be a very bad thing if they let go on the road.

thanks in advance.
Paul
Class A
  • SidecarFlip's avatar
    SidecarFlip
    Explorer III
    Jan 17, 2019
    Never used anything but car wash soap and water. I wear out the tread before the sidewalls as I don't drive on the sidewalls.
  • scbwr's avatar
    scbwr
    Explorer II
    Jan 17, 2019
    With new tires on our Bay Star, I will be using 303 and tire covers whenever parked for more than a night or two. And, I don't count on the 303 to extend tire life and plan to replace tires around the 6 or 7 year mark as the rig is stored indoors when not on the road.
  • Two_Jayhawks's avatar
    Two_Jayhawks
    Explorer
    Jan 17, 2019
    Only thing I know of to protect a tire is an actual cover. I use the 303 as a dressing when I feel like detailing the RV but I am under no illusion it will make my tires live longer. It is however the only dressing I know of that doesn't hurt the tire. I thought the petroleum based dressings were the ones not to use.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    Jan 17, 2019
    X2 and cover them less sun the better. and no matter what you do,tires start to rot they day there made ,after so meney years they just fall apart on there own. so if there say five years old or more ,even though they look great there aging out of service.

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