Pollack Pete 2,273 #1 Posted June 12, 2021 Yesterday,working on my recently purchased Brand X,orange colored tractor,I decided to pull the slow leaking front tire off and repair it.Tubeless tire.Gonna tube it.Got the tire off the rim,and,of course,someone had used the dreaded Fix-A-Flat.What a mess in the tire and rim.I would normally just scrape away at it,but I happened to have my pressure washer out and hooked up,so I thought,what the heck.It pealed that sticky,gooey crap right off.Sand blasted,POR-15,prime and paint and I'll be all set to put the tire back on with a new tube once the paint is good and dry.Just a heads up to use a pressure washer for anyone cleaning a tire and rim that someone else "fixed" with that slimy crap.They ought to ban that stuff. 5 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #2 Posted June 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Pollack Pete said: Fix-A-Flat Or "Slime" ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #3 Posted June 12, 2021 Nasty stuff and flammable too. Boom!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #4 Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Pollack Pete said: They ought to ban that stuff. Luckily haven't had any encounters with it.... Yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,325 #5 Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Pollack Pete said: someone had used the dreaded Fix-A-Flat.What a mess in the tire and rim. Years back I would carry a can of fix-a-flat in the trunk of my car for an emergency quick repair. Never did use it on a tire but one day the can ruptured inside the trunk, that crap was everywhere and never seemed to dry out. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DET 105 #6 Posted June 12, 2021 While they are outlawing fix a flat they can do liquid drain cleaner too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seuadr 488 #7 Posted June 12, 2021 Huh, i didn't know it was flammable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #8 Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, seuadr said: Huh, i didn't know it was flammable I believe they use butane as the propellant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
