Anything with alcahol could work,elec cleaner,deicer etc.The thing I like about starting fluid is it evaporates quicker so if you spray on a little to much and light it to quick and you get the loud pop that you want of your tire seating but your tire is now in flames it burns out quicker and is easier to put out.Trust me this does work - not every time you try it,you may have to do it more then once but it does work