I just had to install a kitchen faucet for a friend of mine in Lakewood. My tools are in Olympia, about 30 miles away. Anyway, I was a bit pressed for time and all I needed was a crescent wrench and some Teflon tape. I run to the nearest place which just happened to be the O' Reilly's auto parts store. Got the wrench and asked the guy to help me locate the teflon tape. At checkout I mentioned that all of this was for a plumbing job and not for automotive use.

He laughed about people using things for cross-purposes

The example he cited was this Russian guy who owns a used tire store nearby. He buys starter fluid to set beads on tires. I guess if you spray the ether into the valve stem and then put a torch near the hole, the ensuing explosion sets the tire bead on the rim.

I thought that was a bit crazy

What's the craziest thing you've done/seen done?

 

Good for seating the beads Woof, but not inflation!

See Mythbusters..............

Starter Fluid Tire Inflation [MythBusters] - YouTube

Cheers, SB

 

I have used a screwdriver as a chisel. LOL

 

I've used screwdrivers for a lot of things. Most recently, digging the grass and weeds out the sidewalk cracks

 

I have done the bead seating with starting fluid before. Big tires need a little help sometimes.

I've used toothpaste to clean headlight lenses.
I've used shampoo as anti fog on visors.
I've used an egg as temporary stop leak in a radiator.

 

Umm... yeh I do it fairly regularly with my quad tires, usually use carb / choke cleaner, especially on my dirt set-up with 6 ply HD tires. It works... not pretty but it works!