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Posted: 12/16/2010 8:41:38 AM EDT
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Slime is a much better product, plus its not pressurized.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 8:47:23 AM EDT
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I have kept some for a time in my truck and never had it blow or leak. But I wouldn't keep it in with stuff I don't want messed up just in case. Might think about wrapping it in a towel too because most things under pressure spew everywhere when ruptured.
Never used Slime. I have used fix a flat several times over that last 20 years or so. Tire changers don't like it because its messy but when its a choice between my daughter having to change a tire at night on the side of the road or using a can of this and getting home, hell I'd buy a new tire if I had to. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 8:53:45 AM EDT
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I have kept some for a time in my truck and never had it blow or leak. But I wouldn't keep it in with stuff I don't want messed up just in case. Might think about wrapping it in a towel too because most things under pressure spew everywhere when ruptured. Never used Slime. I have used fix a flat several times over that last 20 years or so. Tire changers don't like it because its messy but when its a choice between my daughter having to change a tire at night on the side of the road or using a can of this and getting home, hell I'd buy a new tire if I had to. Those are my thoughts exactly. I'd rather my wife be able to a least get home and then I'll worry about the tire later. Good call on keeping things separated. I'll probably put it in a seal-able plastic bag of some kind and maybe even keep it in a separate bag if necessary. So, has anyone ever kept on in their car in the heat for an extended amount of time? |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 8:58:03 AM EDT
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I have kept some for a time in my truck and never had it blow or leak. But I wouldn't keep it in with stuff I don't want messed up just in case. Might think about wrapping it in a towel too because most things under pressure spew everywhere when ruptured. Never used Slime. I have used fix a flat several times over that last 20 years or so. Tire changers don't like it because its messy but when its a choice between my daughter having to change a tire at night on the side of the road or using a can of this and getting home, hell I'd buy a new tire if I had to. Those are my thoughts exactly. I'd rather my wife be able to a least get home and then I'll worry about the tire later. Good call on keeping things separated. I'll probably put it in a seal-able plastic bag of some kind and maybe even keep it in a separate bag if necessary. So, has anyone ever kept on in their car in the heat for an extended amount of time? I have one in the wife's mini-van going over a year now. It is in the back which has tinted windows and it is in a bag with her other vehicle neccesties, which keeps it out of the direct sunlight. I have one in my vehicle preps tupperware box behind the seat. Again, tinted window, closed container with no direct sunlight. So far, no Kaboom HISSSSSSSSS. 
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Posted: 12/16/2010 8:58:04 AM EDT
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sorry, ichy trigger finger on the mouse.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 9:20:26 AM EDT
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I'd just like to add about that stuff - if you use it get your tire replaced or repaired ASAP.
It has a habit of eating the paint off of your wheels on the inside, making it impossible to seat the bead with a new tire unless you replace the wheel. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 9:59:57 AM EDT
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It is purely an emergency product, and what you are describing would be an emergency. I would not put a can of it in a bag with everything else that I may need. It typically uses propane for a propellant and has a high level of ammonia in it. The ammonia should it leak would ruin everything in your bag and if a metal can won't contain a burst a plastic bag certainly won't.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:07:02 AM EDT
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I'd just like to add about that stuff - if you use it get your tire replaced or repaired ASAP. It has a habit of eating the paint aluminum off of your wheels on the inside, making it impossible to seat the bead with a new tire unless you replace the wheel. trust me.... 
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:09:12 AM EDT
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I've never had Fix-a-flat blow up, but I have had the stuff freeze. It won't work frozen.
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:29:42 AM EDT
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I dont trust the stuff. I started keeping a small compressor in the truck
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:44:56 AM EDT
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I dont trust the stuff. I started keeping a small compressor in the truck This is the best choice. That and a simple tire plug kit you can get for about $5 is a far better alternative. Slime was made for lazy people. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:59:28 AM EDT
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Fix a flat and slime will fuck up a tire pressure sensor. They may make a flat unrepairable too, causing you to replace your tire.
These things should be used on wheel barrels and wagons, not autos that jet down the freeway at 80mph +. I carry plugs and a pump. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 12:16:42 PM EDT
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+1 i carry a complete patch kit and compressor in my jeep, a valve stem tool,plus a full sized spare of course
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Posted: 12/16/2010 2:48:13 PM EDT
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I have been lurking and posting small tidbits of the small info that I know in preppin. I want to thank all of you for your wisdom and knowledge. This really has become my favorite place to surf. So, I have a quick question, it was brought up on another thread about keeping stuff in your car without it getting too hot in the summer. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with fix-a-flat. I used it once when I was in a bind and it worked really well. I am wondering if it could be possible to keep a can of it in my car in my Get Home Bag. My reasoning is that if SHTF, I might not have time or be able to put on the spare. On the can it says not to keep in your car because of the pressure of the can and high heat. I really think it could be a useful tool but I'm wondering how and if it can be done. Any thoughts or suggestions from the Hive? I've carried cans of the stuff for years. Never any problems with bursts/leaks. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 3:59:35 PM EDT
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I'd just like to add about that stuff - if you use it get your tire replaced or repaired ASAP. It has a habit of eating the paint off of your wheels on the inside, making it impossible to seat the bead with a new tire unless you replace the wheel. i dont know about that. i had a leaky tire that was brand new, used fix a flat and drove it for the remainder of its life, or about 30,000 miles more. I even went on a 1200 mile round trip with it in there and on the highway in VA hit a speed of 117MPH. I wasnt afraid one bit about keeping the stuff in the tire and i used it on the highway all the time. this was a front tire on a brand new 2000 dodge neon. i swear by fix a flat. I keep 2 cans in my spare tire well under the tire in the void under the rim or next to it. i always replace the cans every two years, so thats 2 summers and 2 winters of hot and cold. most of the time i end up using a can on a tractor tire and have to replace it yearly. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 5:40:30 PM EDT
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+1 i carry a complete patch kit and compressor in my jeep, a valve stem tool,plus a full sized spare of course I had patched two of my previous set of tires with a $7 plug kit. It did not take long to get back on the road. Both patches were still holding 20k miles later when I replaced the tires. I also carry the above. A full size 255/85/16 spare is a PITA. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 5:51:10 PM EDT
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Plug kits and Fix-A-Flat are essential in our vehicles.
I've fixed a flat [temporarily] on a bad traffic stretch of 101 in the Bay area once and got off the road for a few hrs until I could replace the tire, saving our butts. Don't want to do that again. Also the plug kits have fixed a lot of our and friends' tires and have worked great. Don't leave home with out either and ignore what the folks 'with-out-a-clue' say. Both have their uses, it's up to you to make the decisions how to apply these tools. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 7:08:50 PM EDT
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snip. .... So, has anyone ever kept on in their car in the heat for an extended amount of time? Yes, I kept a can in my car for 3 years. It worked fine when I needed it. Oklahoma summers get in excess of 100 degrees on a pretty regular basis and winters below freezing. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 7:38:56 PM EDT
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I'd just like to add about that stuff - if you use it get your tire replaced or repaired ASAP. It has a habit of eating the paint off of your wheels on the inside, making it impossible to seat the bead with a new tire unless you replace the wheel. i used it in a 2007 colorado, and ruined a inside tire sensor, now it always says to " check tire".... screw that thing. i dont want a tire sensor, unless its a ctis system... |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:03:10 PM EDT
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Quoted:So, has anyone ever kept on in their car in the heat for an extended amount of time?
it gets freaking HOT here in Vegas. i've had cans in the trucks for many years, but in all that time i've never had to use a can after prolonged storage. never had one blow up. i keep it as a backup and rotate them every few years. need to replace the one that's i the truck now. but i also have a tire plug kit with a compressor (that stay in the truck) and a spare. the fix a flat gives em the option to hand it off to someone stuck on the side of the road in a place where i don't want to hang around and work on their tire adn possibly get run over for my efforts. if i needed it, i'd probably only use it if i was pressed for time or ot of options. i have used it on other vehicles. if you're going to use Slime, put it in before you have trouble. i've also heard that Ride On (i think that's the name, it's red) is "better" than Slime, won't eat the rim and works better... but i haven't tried it. |
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Posted: 12/16/2010 11:06:58 PM EDT
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Kept a can of the stuff in my pickup cab for years and years in the deserts and climes of SoCal without any trouble. It worked for someone else when it was needed.
I put slime in my wheelbarrow and bicycle tires. |
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Posted: 12/17/2010 2:43:52 AM EDT
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Fix a flat and slime will fuck up a tire pressure sensor. They may make a flat unrepairable too, causing you to replace your tire. These things should be used on wheel barrels and wagons, not autos that jet down the freeway at 80mph +. I carry plugs and a pump. this.........big time you can get everything you need for way under $100.00, good plug kit,good compressor |
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Posted: 12/17/2010 3:18:20 AM EDT
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I have a can in my car. Have for many years. No leaks. I have used them to fix tires. No issues.
I also have a small compressor. I have used slime for a wheelbarrel and a snowblower that had flats. The problem with slime is you need a source of compressed air to refill the tire afterward, making it less optimal as an emergency get home item. There are all kinds of urban myths about these products being somehow "bad" for your tires, or your pressure sensors, or your rims. I don't know how true they are. It is hard to evaluate such stories that are anecdotal in nature to begin with and often 3rd or 4th hand. The likely truth is that if they did this kind of damage, the manufacturers would go out of business from the damage claims, so I am inclined to discount such stories. It has never happened to me on my own car but I have tried several times to pump up other peoples flats with just the compressor. Due to the way the tire was sitting, it would not seal. However, a can of fix-a-flat did work in one case. There is a rather odd belief among some mechanics that the tried and true puncture repair method using plugs is somehow bad as well. I suspect that is based on the plug method being readily available to consumers while the patch method requires a tire mahine that very few consumers will have available to them. |
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Posted: 12/17/2010 4:13:54 AM EDT
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i gave a little thought to buying hmmv run flat tires to my bov, so i didnt have to worry about flats too much. then i remembered a hmmv tires weighs about 200+ pounds.... pass..
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Posted: 12/17/2010 5:07:36 AM EDT
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The last time I rescued a guy, he had a can of Fix A Flat hanging out of his flat tire.
Fix A Flat was a great option 20 years ago or more when it came out, but now its old school with too many shortcomings. It freezes and over time the pressurized gas leaks out. Its limited on how much gas it has even at the best of times so if the leak is above a point, you won't get a full fill even if it stops the leak. Last but not least, it dries hard as a rock and if you aren't running the tire till it dries, it will put your tire out of balance. It gums up both stem valves and rims to the point many tire repair places won't repair the tire. Those that do won't be happy. Its really not that hard to fix the tire and not that much more cost. Buy yourself a low cost electric pump and tire plug kit. Find the leak (pump and use water looking for bubbles), remove the cause, ream it, plug it, snip off the excess, then pump it up. Slime sells a nice little pump with a bottle of Slime for $20 at Walmart. Add another $7 and buy a plug kit. Slime is a tad harder to use than FixAFlat in that you have to remove the stem valve, it comes with a plastic tool to do that. You then pour the Slime in, replace the stem valve, then pump it up. What it doesn't do is dry and setup hard. These new cars that because of their advanced stabilization systems don't have spares, actually come with a pump and bottle of slime. For real security, you can do both, plug the tire and slime it. I've had so many issues with FixAFlat over the years, I absolutely not only don't recommend it, but recommend against it. The guy I rescued didn't know where his leak was, didn't remove the screw, and because he wasn't lucky enough the leak was on the ground side of his tire and he didn't want to run his tire flat on the rim, the FixAFlat did nothing for him. I felt sorry for him sitting there watching that tire go down with that can sticking out of his stem, so in ten minutes, pulled his screw, plugged the tire, and pumped it back up for him. Tj |
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Posted: 12/17/2010 5:58:06 AM EDT
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TJ, you have enlightened me again.
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