Vehicle Storage: Why Routine Maintenance Is Still Required
If you are getting ready to place your vehicle in automobile storage, there are many of them available. These companies will offer you a dependable storage space to store your automobiles. Find one that specializes in auto storage as they are usually very dedicated to taking extra care of your vehicle. This is good to know so that when you are ready to get it back on the road there are no problems. The prices for this type of storage are competitive and you can rest assured that your vehicle is in a safe and secure place.
Automobile storage usually comes with a variety of services. They will take care of moving your automobile from your house to the storage site. Once you take back your automobile, they will bring it back to you using their own truck. The storing place could be outside or inside. The indoor storing facilities are usually climate controlled. Proper temperature is maintained inside the storing unit. The humidity level is controlled to be the perfect level for the vehicles. The vehicles are kept covered with a dust cover to protect from dust and dirt. To prevent flat tires they usually do regular checks on the pressure of the tires.
For long term automobile storage, a variety of maintenance programs are offered. Front to back, painted surfaces, to undercarriage storing a vehicle requires preventative steps to each and every part. Before you begin preparing your car for long-term storage, make a checklist for yourself of everything you’ll be doing to the car. Once you’ve completed the steps and prepared the car for storage leave the checklist on the driver’s seat so you’ll know what has to be done before it can go on the road again.
For cars stored a year or more you’d be better off completely removing and discarding the battery and getting a new one when you take the car out of storage. System flushes are a good idea as well, but all fluids except the radiator should be full. Lube hoses with a good, long-lasting rubber protection. Drain the radiator and leave hoses both top and bottom unattached. This will help prevent corrosion over extended periods of time. Wash and wax the vehicle making sure to remove all dirt and debris from exterior.
Detail the interior of the car and remove all dirt and debris as well. Make sure any wet interior surfaces are dry before shutting the vehicle up for the duration of storage. Leaving a few opened boxes of baking soda on the floorboards will help eliminate any moisture that attempts to build up in the car during storage. Drain fuel tank to 1/8 of a tank and add a fuel stabilizer. Gas turns to turpentine when left for extended periods and a stabilizer prevents this as well as helps prevent condensation from building up.
When it comes to maintaining the integrity of your tires during long term storage, there are quite a few ideas both theory and tried and true methods that you’ll receive. Some will argue that you should elevate the car off the ground so the tires won’t develop flat spots. Yet others say this allows the shocks to become damaged over time and actually causes more damage than it prevents. Other people recommend that you purchase a set of cheap used tires to be replaced with your old ones once you take the car back out of storage.
Car covers and storage options go hand in hand because there are quite a few available. Indoor storage options include car bags, air chambers and the standard car cover. With car bags, the vehicle is placed into what looks like a huge food storage bag that seals it from dust, moisture and any rodents or unwanted guests that may attempt to nest. Air chambers are similar to that of an oxygen tent that continuously circulate and filter the air surrounding the vehicle. These are economical to run on a regular basis but the initial investment may surprise you.
Anyone who has a classic car or restored vehicle that they’ve put a considerable amount of money in probably won’t think the price is too much to pay to maintain all the hard work and investment they’ve already made. The location in which you’ll store the car is as important as the cover you put on the outside. In most cases, storage facilities are inexpensive and provide the proper temperature conditions for storing vehicles.
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