XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/30/2023 9:29 AM, 😎 Mighty Wannabe ✅ wrote:   
   > On 4/30/2023 12:16 PM, John Robertson wrote:   
   >> On 2023/04/30 5:59 pm, Bob F wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>> I suspect by the time I really need it, I can't rely on it working.   
   >>>   
   >>> Maybe that's why they invented spare tires? It probably was not just   
   >>> to have a place to store a fixit kit.   
   >>>   
   >>> Unfortunately, my AWD Sienna does not have a space for a spare tire,   
   >>> so it just gets stashed in the back if I carry one.   
   >>   
   >> Touche!   
   >>   
   >> I was so focused on describing a trunk fixit kit has to last years in hot   
   >> and cold cycles like you can't believe, I forgot all about the spare   
   >> tire!   
   >>   
   >> Mainly I was pointing out that the green goopy stuff isn't likely to be   
   >> there when you need it. I prefer a cigarette lighter air pump instead.   
   >>   
   >   
   > You still need the air pump after you've injected the green goopy stuff   
   > into the tire. The tire sealant is meant to be injected into a flat   
   > tire. You need to use air pump to bring the tire pressure up so you can   
   > drive away.   
   >   
   > I believe the pressure inside the pressurized Slime Tire Sealant will   
   > stay there forever because the content is "tire sealant" so by nature   
   > the gas will never leak from its own container. I have WD-40 in my trunk   
   > and never lost pressure.   
   >   
   > The sealant is some water-based gooey stuff with lumps of thick resin. I   
   > don't think it will degrade over time inside of the can. There are also   
   > other versions that are not pressurized, but you have to use valve-core   
   > tool inside bottle cap that it comes with to remove the valve-core   
   > before you squeeze the content into the valve.   
   >   
   >   
   >> But you're correct that if you get a flat, what you need is the emergency   
   >> stuff (lights, flares, triangles, shiny clothes, a plastic bag to lay   
   >> down   
   >> on, and a big "fuck you" sign on the top of the car to those truckers.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > It is very dangerous to fix your car tire beside the highway. Even   
   > police vehicles parked on the roadside with full emergency lights   
   > blaring can get wiped out by on-coming trucks. For some reason a car   
   > parked on the side of the road would attract other cars to ram into it.   
      
   You can turn on the flashers and collect Teslas.   
      
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