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Posted by Michael (KC) on June 08, 2003 at 11:05 PM
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In Reply To Here is your fair warning on Fix-A-Flat products: posted by YugoBernie (NoVA) on June 08, 2003 at 10:43 PM
     
Message Now, it does "fix flats", but think about it. If you were a can of foam, how would you seal a hole? Get all over everything as messy as possible.


:Kaz & I got a local guys car droped off @ my place this week for some turbo seal and maint. work. Guy failed to mention dead battery & a flat (kinda hard to move the car around that way BTW) but thats just details.
:So speaking for the flat - took the wheel off the car and noticed the inside edge was all worn down and the tire needed to be replaced so I took it down the road to the tire place to have it dismounted...
:Funny swampy smell hit me as soon as they poped the tire off the rim - seems that it has filled w. some water along the way too and managed to stagnate into a nice nast-stew.
:Fix-A-Flat compounded by water 1.
:Chrome finish 0.
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:Took about 3 hours of total cleaning - wire brush, sand paper and gloves to get the inside of the wheel smooth again, the chrome is ruined and peeling out over the lip of the wheel and all. I got the mating edges as smooth as I could and had a spare tire mounted on. Seems to be keeping pressure much to my surprise. Hope it holds over night else this gig is going to be a hassle.
:My $0.02 if you have a can of that shit in your car - go fill your neighbors mail box w. it - it's a crime they even sell it as a automotive product.

     
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