Flatspotted tires

[jww426]

Ive read all around that you can shave good tires that have flatspotted from storage.

The article read that you should fill your tires to the max from the manufacturer, drive 100 miles, then have them shaved.
Anyone ever done this?
thanks
JWW

The reason I ask is that my 68 has brand new tires that have obviously sat for a long while.

[HPP]

The 100 mile drive should restore them to round, IMO.

Bias ply are notorious for this, but its the belts that allow the tire to deform, so I don't see where shaving would help. Radials are designed in such a way that the belt orientation allows the deformation while sitting, but movement and heat will put everything back in place.

Now I've heard of racers shaving tread to reduce block squirm and improve traction, but I've never heard of it as a means to make the tire rounder(er).

[garner7555]

On any charger it is an extremely good idea to "shave" the rear tires every time you start the car.  Asphalt or concrete will work fine as the abrasive and the tires should be "shaved" (burnout) as often as possible!!            

[myk]

If it were me I'd replace the tires rather than risk something like cutting them; there's way too much riding on those tires to take a chance.  Before that, try HPP's suggestion of trying to drive it out...

[cdr]

garner7555   

[Lord Warlock]

Instead of shaving, why not just over inflate them, run it for about 50 miles, then back off some air pressure and run it some more, then back it down to proper air pressure?  I've had tires sit for decades and never really flatspotted them, the two fronts went flat on me for about 5 years and cracked the sidewalls and wrinkles , and I replaced those just for safety reasons.  Back tires never did flatspot. 

I don't see how shaving accomplishes anything.

[A383Wing]

my Pontiac sat for 2 years without moving...took it out last last year and everything was fine after about 20 miles of driving