Fix and Go bottle expiry - problem or not?

MaserMatt

Junior Member
Messages
47
There's a "Fix and Go" compressor in the boot of my GranTurismo, but the label on the bottle of goo says best before (or equivalent) of 2013. Do they need replacing, or has anyone needed to use an old one and did it work or not? Do you know how to replace them?
 

Lozzer

Member
Messages
2,280
There's a "Fix and Go" compressor in the boot of my GranTurismo, but the label on the bottle of goo says best before (or equivalent) of 2013. Do they need replacing, or has anyone needed to use an old one and did it work or not? Do you know how to replace them?

Apart from the odd occasion when you find the tyre is flat when stationary, I find them a bit of a waste of time, i had an out of date can of goo that worked fine though, the problem was by the time I got pulled over the tyre was in shreds a anyway.
 

Ewan

Member
Messages
6,757
A can of fix-and-go goo from Halfords (and others) is about £10. So if that's what you rely on in the case of puncture, it may as well be in date.
 

MaserMatt

Junior Member
Messages
47
Thanks, hopefully not tempting fate but I've never needed to use one yet, just wondering what would happen if I had to.
 

Mattp

Member
Messages
501
I've never really put my faith in this stuff... it maybe an old wives tale, but I had heard many moons ago that if you use that stuff to fix a puncture, then the tyre is pretty much a write off... is this true?
 

safrane

Member
Messages
16,748
I believe fitters used to refuse to fix the tyres as all the old gunk has to be scrapped out.

But as more cars have this solution now that may have changed.

I suspect in this throw away era most just buy a new tyre anyway.
 

zagatoes30

Member
Messages
20,759
I've never really put my faith in this stuff... it maybe an old wives tale, but I had heard many moons ago that if you use that stuff to fix a puncture, then the tyre is pretty much a write off... is this true?

I had heard the same but have never had to actually use the stuff. All current fleet are old schools wheels, jacks etc - although the idea of jacking up the RR would fill me with dread.
 

CatmanV2

Member
Messages
48,547
I've never really put my faith in this stuff... it maybe an old wives tale, but I had heard many moons ago that if you use that stuff to fix a puncture, then the tyre is pretty much a write off... is this true?
I believe fitters used to refuse to fix the tyres as all the old gunk has to be scrapped out.

But as more cars have this solution now that may have changed.

I suspect in this throw away era most just buy a new tyre anyway.
I had heard the same but have never had to actually use the stuff. All current fleet are old schools wheels, jacks etc - although the idea of jacking up the RR would fill me with dread.


Used it loads. Never had an issue either with a tyre needing repair, not being able to be repaired, or people refusing to repair. Although it's polite to warn them otherwise when they break the bead, it can spray all over :D

C