Originally Posted by
DARTHVADER
i've read that putting too much glue on the tire can cause this.
not sure if it was all cements or just mastik one, but too mcuh cement on the basetape cause the cement to seep all the way to the glue holding the basetape to the casing and caused some kind of reaction.
that might be the reason your basetape is loosening up.
i use latex or nitrile gloves and just spread the glue with my finger.
i don't clean off the old glue. just one fresh coat of glue on the rim.
The story goes that some glues use solvents that are incompatible with base tape adhesives of other brands of tires. I've never seen it happen, not sure if it's true. Never had any problem with Continental glue on Conti, Vittoria, Michelin (a really old spare!) or Yellow Jersey tires.
I use a baggie over my finger for spreading the glue - I tried latex gloves once (keep em around for dealing with greasy chains) but the finger got a hole in it... not sure if it was the glue or the friction but it made a mess out of my finger.