San_Diego_SeaRay
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Nov 9, 2014
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About two months ago I came across a good deal to buy some good looking 16 in trailer tires + rims. I never really liked my generic looking galvanized rims so I thought I'd jump on this deal for some sexy aluminum rims w. tires.
So I dismounted my old rims and tires and propped them up on the side of my storage trailer at my boat yard. Come back a few months later and one of the tires has...well...delaminated? Sure, it's been in the sun. But so have the other tires. So have tens of thousands of other tires. So what the heck is going on here? Tires are Westlake ST225/75R15s. Not sure how old they are.
![IMG_20220408_164650814_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164650814_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358830-49891d8c7e9a37f7a181d7b2130ba5a5.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164655892_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164655892_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358831-aded5f23a9f42debc6b79be16a65319b.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164702273_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164702273_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358832-02987225485afcf11118ad04d308b515.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164719546_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164719546_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358834-982bab79c510d0f232bd7954c0075185.jpg)
So I dismounted my old rims and tires and propped them up on the side of my storage trailer at my boat yard. Come back a few months later and one of the tires has...well...delaminated? Sure, it's been in the sun. But so have the other tires. So have tens of thousands of other tires. So what the heck is going on here? Tires are Westlake ST225/75R15s. Not sure how old they are.
![IMG_20220408_164650814_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164650814_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358830-49891d8c7e9a37f7a181d7b2130ba5a5.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164655892_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164655892_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358831-aded5f23a9f42debc6b79be16a65319b.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164702273_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164702273_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358832-02987225485afcf11118ad04d308b515.jpg)
![IMG_20220408_164719546_HDR.jpg IMG_20220408_164719546_HDR.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/358/358834-982bab79c510d0f232bd7954c0075185.jpg)