Re: Fix-a-Flat Makes a Tire Un-patchable?

HLS@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"Nate Nagel" <njnagel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I guess my point was I wouldn't get all bent out of shape if a tire guy
suggested not to use fix-a-flat except in dire emergencies because of
the above. And they might charge you 2-3x the normal rate if you do,
because of the extra time involved. That's not an attitude problem,
that's just the economics of the situation.

nate


I understand. A tire guy might prefer that you not use such a product
but if you dont like green apples, you'd better not shake the tree.

The economics also say that, if your wife or daughter come
out into a parking lot and find a flat tire, it is probably cheap to use Fix
A Flat
and drive to a competent tire repair center than to stay there and call a
wrecker,
or a tire service, etc.

Really? Both my wife and daughter know how to use a SPARE TIRE.


It is simple BS that a tire that has been inflated with Fix A Flat is not
patchable.

It may be patchable with a lot of extra cleaning, but it will never balance correctly again. Fix-A-Flat is a decent "dire emergency" tool, but I wouldn't ever plan on using that tire again, at least not long-term.

Some fix-a-flat formulas tend to corrode rims pretty badly, too.
.

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