What are you guys using for vintage tire preservation???

[Charlie don't surf]

There are sooooooooo many period correct tires out there still, and for a reasonable price- And aside from Kyosho guys and Tamiya guys, tires were a matter of track you ran; so there were sooooooo many possibilities. (still really cool that he re-pop'ed the tires)

[bxlt]

I hate to drag up an old thread but here goes

What do you think is worse for old tires/plastic heat or cold? I live where it temps range from 100's in the summer and below 0 in the winter (though not for long periods of times)

All my cars are displayed in my shop which is insulated but not heated so in the summer it will get in the 80's/90's and in the winter it will get bellow freezing. Since being in the garage I seem to lose a set a year. Most recent is on a clod buster that has been sitting in a dark corner that is not getting a lot of light but would still get the same heat/cold that the rest of the shop gets.

Hopefully next year I will be able to do an addition that will give me a heated and well insulated space that will help.

[RC10resto]

I think your problem is the extreme temp range.
If I had to pick one over the other I would say high heat is worse.

[bxlt]

Thanks Brian, pretty sure I can't get the wife to buy off on complete temperature controlled man cave but the design of what I want to do should keep the highs in the low 90's at the hottest and above 50 in the coldest of winter. Which should also help that there won't be any one day extremes like where I have had the garage in the high 60's only to turn the heat off and have it 30 degrees cooler by morning.

[GoMachV]

Depending on how well insulated, it might not take much to heat that area. My shed is very small but with the smallest electric oil radiator heater I could get turned down to the lowest setting I have been turning it off because it's too warm. Make sure you go for a heater that will keep the entire room warm, stay away from that radiant stuff

Not directed at you and your application but stay far away from propane heaters. I made that mistake! Not good! Lots of moisture