Fix A Flat

[SANDMAN5]

I had a choice....Fix A Flat or Slime. I knew not to use
Slime, but I couldn't remember exactly why, so I put
about 1/3 can of FAF in my GYTT. (slow leak). Will this
make me have the flaming death thing? Plenty of tread
left, not leaking at valve, new tire not an option right now.

[2qmedic]

No personal experience here, but I would use it per the instructions.
Flaming death...only if you ride it into a burning building!!!
But then I do that as a fire fighter, they say we're a little nuts anyway 

[Ricky-D]

I feel you are trying a quick fix for something that needs a real repair.

If you read the instructions on the can you will find the suggestion to get the tire repaired as soon as possible.

I think it's probably the rear tire and the problem is a nail.

If you've been riding it a lot with the nail it will be difficult to find but it is still there.

And it can get worse without attention.

Another possibility is the valve stem could be leaking!

You should not delay finding the cause of your "slow leak"

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[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

I would if it were mine and the leak was in the tread part of  my car tire  I would just plug it. I and several others on this board have done this many of times. In fact I think I'm running plugged darkside as we speak. If it were to spit the plug out while traveling the fix a flat would seal the hole enough to let it down easy. It your call though.

 That said if you remove tire for repair try and get a plug patch installed in the effected leak.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

That stuff will make a mess of your wheel and almost impossible to get it all off without some real work.I know a dude who put some in his truck with aluminum wheels it pitted the wheel very bad inside....Just me but noway I'd put that nasty s**t in my Valkyrie wheel.I'm not going to run a plugged tire unless it just to get it home I know folks do all the time it's just not for me.

[2qmedic]

Yep, told a guy at the auto store about the green slime mess. He didn't get it, don't think the sales person was to happy with me!!!

I have run with a plug on my last tire about 8k miles. The boss on my part time job has run many plugs (only in the tread) with out any problems.

From the information that I have read, "Ride On" tire sealant is getting some good reviews. They have talked obout it on here recently also.

[Brad]

Fix-A-Flat has been known to ruin alloy wheels.  It is best to get it out of there ASAP and scrub down the wheel with soap and water.  It will eat right through chrome in a very short period of time.

[gordonv]

Besides what has already been said, the Slime will actually stop working at some time in the future.

For me, my car tire started leaking again at 1 year, almost no miles. Like said, Slime is a temp fix. At the earliest time, remove the wheel from the rim, clean, repair the tire correctly, and you should be good to go.

It works good for what it is. A road side repair/inflation kit.

[R J MILES]

I use Fix a Flat! Having a heart condition I can not take Viagra. So, equal parts of Fix a Flat and Miracle  Grow does the trick!!  If ya know what I mean. No way would I use it in a bike tire.       Fuzzy   

[SANDMAN5]

OK, just checked the pressure and it's holding steady. Think I'll
wait and see if it leaks again. If it does it's replacement time.
The tire only has about 22,000 on it but it's 3 & 1/2 years old.
I hate to throw away that much tread...but I hate flats worse!!