i think in the beginning I used more glue but never one tube for one tire. As I glued more and got a feel for how well the tires glued down I realized I did not want too much glue because it may be really hard to remove when I needed to and with excess glue it can sorta squeeze out over time in the form of little rubber cement nubbies at the rim interface. Brandt explains this is because of tire squirm.

So I settled on one layer first on rim and base tape . Dry 24 hours. One last layer on rim. Install. There is plenty of time to make sure the tire is centered. contrast that with tape —once you pull that strip the tire is not moving.

And with fresh glue only on the rim the install process is clean. For me this was easier than tape. I got to adjust exactly how much grip I had to my style of riding (I don’t scream down mountain descents). Someone said always check a glue job by trying to rip your tire off bare handed. Mine pass that test.

one thing not mentioned yet regarding tape is this: I never liked the height the tape itself added to the rim interface. My experience was only Tufo. That one seemed to be about a sixteenth of an inch. That always bothered my. Rightfully so or not.