Originally Posted by
sleazy
w/o telling us your proceedure- its a little difficult to critique (constructively)
do you stretch the tires before hand? use the floor and pull downward when mounting? etc etc etc
never used making tape. never had to.
The way I was taught to do it is from the old Park Tool maintenance manual. I put on a couple of coats of glue on the rim, a coat on the base tape, let dry overnight. I put a final coat on the rim, and let it dry just a bit, then do the "downward stretch" with the tire.
I always pre-stretch by mounting the dry tire on the rim a day or so before mounting.
Sounds like some are letting the final coat dry longer than I am.