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Has anyone used any sealer to seal a leaking tire? I found out of of my snow tires has a leak in it... I was thinking about getting some of that **** becuase I really dont want to get new snow tires just for 3 months... Im going to be using these until they blow.

 
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i heard if you use that stuff it just makes a mess and is only temporary. thats just what someone told me so idk for sure just my 2 cents

 
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it fills your tire full of **** and then it becomes unbalenced but its great untill you can get a replacement.

 
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for the sake of the person who will have to take the tire off the rim...please dont. that **** gets you to the tire store, thats it. its a mess and it smells like **** when you have to take it off. just get a used one or find where its leaking from. hell take it to a tire shop.

 
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Ill probably just keep filling it with air til I go home and maybe put my rims back on. Im not buying new snow tires yet.

 
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most of that stuff is dangerous also (you are required to notify the tire store when it's removed) why not just spend $16 and get the tire fixed?

 
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I would just go to the local autoparts store and pickup the stuff to patch the hole. They hold really well and is better than keep filling the tire up with air all the time.

 
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I wouldn't do it. It won't work and you will still need to get the tire fixed.

Save the $10 and get it fixed the right way.

 
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What he said.

Not only does it not work 90% of the time. It is very dangerous to your tech, not only is the odor toxic, its highly flamable. It has been taken to court many times due to explosions when a tech trys to plug a tire with it in it, and was not informed it was there (the router, or whatever you call it that makes the hole the size of the plug after you remove the nail or whatever is in the tire, grazes the steel belt and creates a spark).

If you want a temporary fix (it doesnt really matter to me, i've plugged my own due to laziness) just get it plugged, if you want it done 100% correctly, get it patched or patch-plugged (a patch with a plug attached to the end).

Fix-a-flat should only be used in an emergency, its a good thing to keep in your car. But, chances are if the hole is big enough to cause you to be stranded somewhere in an emergency situation, that stuff isnt gonna do jack ****.

 
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The thing is, I dont even know if theres a hole in it. The tire has some slight cracking in the side... I dont know if it just shrunk due to the cold, or what. I filled it up again today to see what it does. Ill most likely be switching my tires back in a couple weeks. Why oh why did it have to be a rear tire :bandhead:

 
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Get a little spraybottle, fill it with water and soap, and spray the tire and see where it bubbles, it'll tell you where its leaking.

If its in the cracks in the sidewall (called dryrott) your SOL. Just means the tire is old and the rubber has hardened and wont swell and shrink with the heat/cold anymore. If its around the bead (where the rim meets the tire) its usually just corrossion on the wheel, and can be easily cleaned.

 
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pleaaaaaaaase dont use that stuff. I was a mechanic for 4 years and I also did tires. Its a PITA when you break the bead and it sprays in your face. It usually doesnt even fix the problem for very long anyway. See if you can find the leak yourself. If its a hole, get it plugged.

 
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Phate you beat me to it- I was going to suggest the same thing..

It might be something as simple as a leaking bead or valve.

 
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dont worry paar if it makes you feel better i have had the same tire fixed three times from nails and screws and crap

 
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i used that junk before and it was hilarious. you hit 80 on the freeway and it feels like that wheel is a f***ing square. lol

dont do it. i have a tire changer and balancer as well as all the patches at Frattalone. lets go there sometime and do it up. wont take more than 10 mins