Fix-A-Flat

[BigDipper 0]

Anyone ever try this? I worked in the automotive field for a couple years and I've seen it in tires...its a ****ing mess, but never tried it myself. I sprung a leak and instead of firing a plug into it I thought I would try this out for shits and giggles. First of all, it does not "fill" the tire with air as its supposed to. BUT it stopped the leak..for two days...then leaked again...then misteriously stopped...then leaked...So I plugged the hole and wouldn't ya know it. My tire blew on me today, about the size of a baseball. Anyone have anything good to say about this 10 dollar miracle fix?

[Jarick 5]

I tried it, it got a bunch of crap inside my tire, didn't fix it. The $20 repair job at the local tire place worked for a few months until the thing completely blew out on me on the highway.

[D3nZ 0]

Tried it also and it didn't fix it either. My car was also shaking like hell because of the stuff in my tire. I just went to the garage, they had to plug the hole and clean the whole inside of the tire.

[AnthonyJTa 0]

It's worked on a temporary basis for me.... but make sure you tell the shop tech you've used it when you get new tires... it's pretty messy, and I've gotten my handful of dirty looks when I've picked the car up.

[Rustpot 1]

It's not a permanent fix. It's for when you've got a donut and it's more than 50 miles to a shop or it's midnight on Saturday and you won't get to a shop for two days.

I think the bottle even says to have it removed and the tire properly fixed.

Used it on a go-kart once, worked like a charm.

[Neal 41]

It works if you can follow the instructions to the letter. You have to get the tire spinning so that stuff spreads out in the tire or it will be out of balance and not fill the tire very well.

I think the propellant is flammable - that is what freaks out the tire guys. Have you ever seen a clean tire guy? A little goop doesn't bother them. A tire that explodes into flames does.

[sc37 0]

I've never used it on a car but it worked wonders on my mountain bike. I was too lazy to take off the wheel that was flat, it was the rear one so it'd be a slightly bigger hassle with the gears there. I put some of it in and it repaired the flat....been using the same tire on that for a few years now without issues.

[BigDipper 0]

If you're on the side of the road, I say give er shit...But I would rather just plug it. I used to put a similar product in tires on trucks that were used in the oil patch. It's a military grade rubber compound that claims to be "bulletproof". Stuff worked unreal for punctures, tires would last a lot longer, but that was a different story. Oh well, looks like ten bucks for a can of fix-a-flat just cost me 150 for a new tire. next time i'll pay 5 beans for a plug and call it a day.

[JR97 2]

A month ago coming out of midnight drop ins I had a flat. 20° temps and a broken lug wrench led me to using fix a flat to get the truck home and then to the shop. Definitely saved my butt there although I still had to use my compressor to get enough air in the tire to be driveable.

I've used the stuff mountain biking before and it worked fine for getting home. I'd never depend on the stuff as a permenent fix for anything.

[Rustpot 1]

From their website. Emergency, temporary repair to get you to a tire shop.

[Spreedizzle 1]

It works as an emergency fix....other than that I would shy away from it. The issue is that if your tires requires a patch and not a plug due to the puncture.....the repair shop won't be able to apply a patch due to the foam residue and the patch won't adhere to the inside of the tire. You basically run the risk of the tire never being able to be repaired.