Once I get the new tires, I want to protect them the best I can. Since they will be stored out doors, looking for opinions on best way to protect. I have looked at tire covers, One Touch spray and 303 Aerospace protectant. What do you all think>
Larry
Covering with white covers (cooler than darker ones) best.
303 a distant second choice, but a good choice for tire dressing.
Not familiar with one touch spray, but most tire dressings contain petroleum products which HARM tires.
Thanks Brett, any type, brand, fabric better than others? In what I have found, tire dressing are usually petroleum or water based. Water-good, petroleum-bad. Anything with silicone seems to be a death device >:D
Larry
Not sure fabric choice is critical as long as it blocks 100% of the UV light and is a light color (heat also contributes to tire degradation).
I usually get the Adco white covers when they go on sale.
Larry,
I made ours out of good quality white vinyl. This material can be gotten from a good upholstery store or fabric warehouse (where you can get remnants for .01s on the $). The store bought brands just won't hold up and for less money you can DIY this. Anyone with a old sewing machine (pick up an old tabletop one from a resale shop) and basic sewing skills can put a set together. Oh Mike did do the pattern layout as this is his department.
Pamela
A few of you locals know I swear by "No Touch Tire Care", have used it for years. No idea of what it's made of, but down here in the deep desert, the tires get a hit every couple of weeks. I did see a coach with skirts that were of interest; they did not wrap the tire, but hung over it, giving a generous air space in between. Those I might consider!
Kinda like this?
One Piece Tire Cover Kits (https://www.rvquickshades.com/tire-cover-kits/)
I have a set of these stealthy tire covers from Magna Shade, very easy to install and they store very compactly. I know they are not white but they work for me. And I like 3M 303.
Tire Shades | Magne Shade (https://magneshade.com/product/tire-shades/)
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Check out the videos.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7cHoLjcu9w4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XKUUS6OSHWc
DWMYH
A friend of mine had some covers made out of black material with a clear vinyl window that is round and 22.5" in diameter. The wheels and axle covers are exposed through the window giving the illusion of no covers at all.
I use 303.
We use Adco covers. Their design has the cover bungie attachments at bottom grommets which are a bear to connect each time.
After covers are in place, we throw a long bungie over the top of the tire and hook it together on the outer side about the center of the tire. We 'sent' the idea/recommendation to Adco and they must have appreciated it because they sent us a free set of tire covers, but I don' think they ever implemented it.
We pull up covers under our bungie so the bottoms do not touch the ground, keeping this pathway away from ants and wear.
I am not a fan of the vinyl cover that slips into a plastic fender opening trough, though they are very effective in that they also cover the air bags. I have never used them, but feel that the added trough may not hold up over time, collects dirt and has edges to deal with when working around tires.
It also seems that these covers with their weed-wacker type of plastic bead sewn into the cover's rim may be a bit harder to fold up for storage. And of course they are not easily moved to a different coach. They also take a deliberate move to insert at one end and a damaged trough may make it more difficult.
When we want tires & air bags to look especially good, we use "Forever Black" applied with a sponge. It is a water based dye, so wear rubber gloves and keep the dye off aluminum wheels. Tires & air bags look like new, not shiny.
Amazon.com: Forever Car Care Products FB810 BLACK Tire Gel and Foam Applicato... (https://goo.gl/RtJ88o)
I got tired of crawling under our coach to attach the bungee & ball setup. So I took an old logging chain I had laying around, cut it into six link lengths, attached each length (doubled over) to each corner grommet hole with two plastic cable ties. Now I just "throw" each wheel cover over the wheel and the cover stays put.
Chris,
I know this is kind of late but this might be of help for your future projects like this. With your location you can run up to Batesville, AR in just a hour and half to the cloth warehouse. Here is a link Marshall Dry Goods (http://www.marshalldrygoods.com/) You can't beat there prices.
5 yards should be enough for drape style covers with snaps.
Pamela
Thank you all for your responses. While showing some of the aforementioned items to my grandson, I pulled up a picture on my phone from the day I bought the 320. We were trying to decide on which color might go the best. When I zoomed in on the picture, I noticed that a previous owner had already installed snaps around the wheel openings, apparently for wheel covers. I had completely forgotten about them. I like the idea about making my own with a good quality marine grade vinyl. Also, I have a brother in law who does upholstery. I may have a plan in progress ^.^d ^.^d
Any way, thank you all again for the input. It helps keep this mind of mine from forgetting everything.
Larry
Check out PPL in Houston,they have every cover known to man.
Thanks Pamela I'll have to check them out
Chris