Originally Posted by
DannoXYZ
I prefer this method because the 1st bits of glue are applied to the tube in less than a second from the last bits of glue. The drying time is the same. The painting-with-tip of glue-tube method many people employ takes too long and the 1st bits of glue are dried while the last bits applied is still too wet.
So you wait until the stuff you put on last is dried. Big stinkin' deal. It is impossible to wait too long for the glue to dry. If you can keep it clean and dry, you can wait weeks to stick the patch on. The purpose of the solvent in the glue is to carry the solids, which are what do the work. Spread a thin even layer, using something other than the patch, let dry, and patch.