for those who have low profile tires: 205/40/16, 205/40/17, 215/35/18, etc...(or pretty much any tire in general)... do NOT use Fix-a-Flat if you have a flat tire. at work today i got stuck tryin to find a leak on someones Celica w/ 215/35/18's. with fix a flat in it, you can't find a leak because, well, fix a flat makes it NOT leak. so i had to demount it (which is a PITA at that size), clean out the crap, remount it (which, again, is a PITA) and then look for the leak.....

and in the end, there wasn't even a leak. the kids mom thought the tire was flat. stupid woman doesn't realize that a 215/35 has no sidewall and you can't really tell if it's flat by lookin at it

GRRR. Fix a Flat isn't even good for a tire, and i think that it should be BANNED

(maybe this deserves to be in Gripes? i dunno. it's goin under tires for now)

 

lol

i hate "quick fix" products

 

Some exotics do not come with a spare... but a can of something similar

 

This guy I met at a tire repair shop in Phoenix told me, if you have a steel rim and use that, it will rust from the inside. I'm not sure about aluminum wheels, but I think it would have some corrosion as well.

 

aluminum is much more resistant to corrosion than mild steel, but w/ the right chemicals..............

 

it just makes it for a hard time for the person repairing the tire (Such is the case with me). it's a mess, the fumes are horrible, and it's just a pain in the ass. grrr

 

I know how you feel when I used to wrench for a living instead of just plain fun that would happen. what's cool is I got high trying to fix the flat so it kinda just worked out heh.better Than driving a customers car in and smell like bigfoot and the manual window don't wine down try that .

 

wow... triple post... nice

 

opps sorry admin help can't delete

 

And it's done. Be patient young padawon learner.