Product Description
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Fix-A-Flat, the leading tire inflator in the industry, is one of the easiest, most convenient solutions to a flat tire. People who carry Fix-A-Flat know that they are carrying a product that can get them back on the road quickly and safely in a matter of minutes. No jacks or tools are required, and the rubber compound in Fix-A-Flat provides a durable seal on most flats…. More >>
Fix-A-Flat – Tire Inflator with Hose, 16 oz.
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I got Fix-a-flat for all my daughters, my elderly mother, myself and my husband. I certainly hope the product works but I feel better by having it in the trunk.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you, like myself, live in world where there is “weather”, then you’ll understand why I hate this product. You see, there are times when the temperature of my car, and everything in it, becomes amazingly cold. We call it “winter”. You’ve never heard of it, you say? Well, apparently neither have the people who dreamed up this stuff. I’ve had a can of this in my car for over a year now. Went out to my car one FREEZING morning (it gets like that during the “winter” I mentioned before), and saw I had a flat! “No problem” thinks I, “I do believe I have been carrying a solution to this very problem right here in the trunk!”. Open the trunk, pull out the “Fix a Flat” (HA!) only to find it FROZEN SOLID. Now, what use does something like this have, whereby you keep it in your car for an emergency only to have it completely useless when you need it most!? Cost me time + $ to put on my spare, haul it to a shop, and have my tire repaired. This stuff was a waste of money. If you live somewhere where there’s actual WEATHER, don’t kid yourself with this nonsense.
Rating: 1 / 5
This product works great from my experience. But depending on the damage, this product will not work on damages particularly if the damage is on the side wall. You will need to rotate the wheel to make sure the solution goes into the puncture. Also, I would imagine that bigger holes will not be fixed by this method.
The main idea is that you do not have to be strong person or such handy man to get going after suffering from a flat tire. You don’t need an air pump/compressor as it also pumps some air into the tire. After attaching the can and pumping in the liquid, your tire will be off the ground about a few inches and you can drive 2 to 4 miles carefully to the closest gas station. Then you can have them fixed the tire, or if you don’t have the time, you can put some more air to what is recommended and you are good to go.
I have been driving for 17 years now and I had 3 chances to use this product. The last time was last week, when my wife called me that the left rear tire of our Acura MDX was flat. Luckily it was just a couple of blocks away from the house where my wife drop my kids to school bus. Some products you may need to remove (unscrew) something from the valve, this one you don’t have to remove anything, it has a built-in tube that you directly attach to the valve.
The whole can is gone in less than a minute. The solution looks like white foam which you can see passing through the clear transparent tube. You can see the tire rises up in just a few seconds after pressing the button. Our tire is big, it raised up the tire a couple of inches from the ground but obviously the rim is off the ground. I then have to used a portable pump to add more air into it. Initially it registered as 12.5 psi. I then pumped more air until it reached around 31 psi. 2 days after, the tire is still good. I am just waiting for my new tire to be delivered and I will replace the tire which anyway is just about close to the end of its life. The label on the can also recommend to have your tire professionally repaired at your earliest convenience.
Cons:
- freezes in cold weather
Rating: 5 / 5
I have had to use Fix-A-Flat twice. Thankfully, both incidents happened in a parking lot that was close to a store that sold Fix-A-Flat.
The product worked well enough in both incidents to help bring me safely home. However, be aware that 1 can of Fix-A-Flat may not sufficiently inflate the tire – it depends on how bad the leak is. The problem arises when a significant volume of the air you put in using Fix-A-Flat escapes through the leak.
In the first incident, I had to hook up a bike pump to the tire, and after working up a sweat and enduring the sniggers from a few passersby, I managed to get the tire fully inflated. In the second incident, I didn’t have a bike pump. I had to empty 2 20-ounce cans of Fix-A-Flat just to get the tire merely partially inflated.
Pros
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- Fast Sealing
The compound works fast – in a matter of minutes! The car has to be driven for a few minutes to ensure that the rubber compound evenly coats the inner wall of the tire to plug up any leaks.
Cons
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- Insufficient Air
Depending on how much the escaping air is antagonizing your efforts to inflate the tire, 1 can of Fix-A-Flat may not be enough.
Rating: 5 / 5
I had a tire puncture in the tread from a roofing nail and used fix-a-flat to try to fix the leak. After one can didn’t do it, I added a second can, which still didn’t fix it.
Fix-a-flat guarantees that it will work or your money back, but they make you mail the empty can(s) to them. Okay, so I did that, but Fix-a-Flat never did send me a check. From my experience, their guarantee is worthless.
Rating: 1 / 5