Hello,
When storing tires (winter or summer) outdoors in one of those more or less sealed "tire bags," do folks usually add a deliquescent such as Calcium Chloride (I think that is what is often used ?) to absorb any moisture ?
Or is something along these lines just never bothered with doing ?
If it is done, what product is usually used ? Does it comes in bags ? What size ? Or loosely added ? Amount of per tire bag to use ?
Thanks, B.
When we switched from summer to winter tires, and back again, in Norway, nothing was put into the polyethylene tire bags to scavenge the moisture.
If I were going to do it, I would use the bagged silicate (silica gel) products. They are not deliquescent and can easily be regenerated.
I had the idea once to try to develop an electrolytic dehumidifier to use inside the car since so much ice and sludge gets tracked inside during rough weather. The idea would be to adsorb the moisture, break it down to hydrogen and oxygen, and vent it outside the car. Recently I saw a product called Goldenrod, which is some sort of electrical dehumidifier. Dont know if it is the same principle, but may have to check it out.
I checked out that Goldenrod product.. It is apparently nothing more than a heater.
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