Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire
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Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire
I always thought for some reason that Fix-A-Flat and related products will indeed fix the flat, but afterwards you can't add more air or something. Is there a downside to using those products or can you inflate/deflate your tire as normal after using them???
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (ck279)
Fix-A-Flat definately doesn't fix all flats (something you don't want to learn the way I did). Adding more air shouldn't be a problem, but I wouldn't consider it a permanent repair.
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (ck279)
if you have nice rims, don't use the fix-a-flat. I learned that the hard way. then I found out it was my valve stem that was where the slow leak was...and it seeped out, and attached itself to my rim, and I just can not seem to get that poo poo off.
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (martini)
You should what fix a flat does to your nice alloy rims...
it eats the hell out of the inside of your rim..
makes taking the tire off the rim a B!?@#
and doesn't always work...
keep your spare and check it's pressure when you check the rest of your tires
it eats the hell out of the inside of your rim..
makes taking the tire off the rim a B!?@#
and doesn't always work...
keep your spare and check it's pressure when you check the rest of your tires
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (JeffS)
If you hit a pothole and bust the wheel, you're frucked with a nice shiny can of fix-a-flat in your hand
Carry a spare... Please?
Carry a spare... Please?
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (SiR Kid)
fixa flat sucks! got a flat and put in some fixa flat, finally realized there was a huge hole in the tire, stuff got all over the rims and on my hands.
get a stealie and buy a cheap tire, keep it wiht you at all times.
get a stealie and buy a cheap tire, keep it wiht you at all times.
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (fixhondas)
If you're going to use fix-a-flat, remember to drive straight to a gas station, deflate the tire again, and re-inflate with AIR... the gas that they use to pressurize the can is extremely flammable..... you wanna see a blow out? hehe... that'll really give you a "blow out"
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Re: Fix-A-Flat VS. Spare Tire (Lt. Dan)
Thanks for the replies. I do carry my spare always. I thought that if there wasn't really a downside to Fix-A-Flat that I could save some weight and not carry the spare. Oh-well, no loss. Thanks again.
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