Yikes, tubulars are tough.
I just spend a few hours installing my first set of tubulars. The glue got everywhere and I could not stretch the tire over the rim ( and this was a tire that had been on the rim already for months so should have been stretched) I’m going to use these for IMF but afterwards, not sure what to think. I’m not sure how long it will take me to change a tubular flat if I flat in Florida, so hopefully i’ll be ok.
I’m a life long tubie guy, I’ve never rolled one and they are very hard to get off after I install them. So with that said, a tip I have for you is to first put the tire on the rim then lift the tire a little at a time and squirt the glue right on to the rim. You can paint it a little with your finger and then just keep moving around the tire. Inflate and true the tire. This is the cleanest easiest method to mount a tubular as it gets on one finger only. Not on the tire or the rim. If it makes you nervous, coat the tire with a thin layer and let it sit off the rim for 2 days, then do the above. Let’s say my method is less secure than the official method, it still will not come off on any corner, but may save a few minutes if you have a flat on the course. I can easily get by with one half tube of cement per wheel. I remember when they used to with all their might try to pry a tire off before a USCF race. Never lost one that way either. Sometimes I never even used new glue. If the tire had some on, and the rim had a thick coat, I would use carb cleaner to soften the glue and when it would dry would be a solid no roll situation as well.
hey tibbsie, thanks for the heads up. I think I might stick with clinchers. (shhh, don’t tell Tom) but we’ll see how IMF goes. Maybe I’ll be able to install cleaner with more experience. 
berndog
next time find yourself some tufo glue tape! works super! it’s just peel and stick. and if you use tufo tires you can use their sealant as well.
bikedude
i used to be a big tubie tape fan, but then tufo could not give an answer as too what to do with a taped tire when it is removed from the rim. They didn’t want to tell me the tire was now useless, but they wouldn’t tell how i might go about putting it back on a rim.
call me old fashioned, but it might take a solid 20 minutes of work to glue a tire to a rim the right way.
I have been installing tubies for a couple of years and the biggest hint I could give make sure your procedure is good at the start of the installation. With the rim (valve stem up) on a piece of clean cardboard or equivalent, put the stem through the rim. Really push the stem down as far as it can go. Then grab the tire at the 10 and 2 position (if the stem hole is the 12 o’clock) and STRETCH and push down hard on to the rim. Slide your hands down to 9-3 and stretch and push down hard as well. Continue until the six o’clock position is left The more you stretch the tire at 10-2, 9-3, etc, the easier it will be to finish. Flip the tire over stem down. Now the 6 position of the tire is left. Make it so the tire is tape side up, and the tire is off of the rim on the side away from your body and get your pointer fingers through pinky fingers on the traction side and pull up and rotate the tape side to match up with the rim. Hope that helps in the future - E
There is tons of literature on the net regarding gluing.
Having someone that has done it properly before help you is a big help. I had a cycling teammate help me with my first one, then after that is has just got easier. This year I switched to the tape, so I am happy with that now. I have used the sealant to fix the one pinch flat I got this year in a horrible road race. I ran real low pressure and crashed to cause the pinch flat. Imagine racing on the roads they raced on in the turn of the century TdF, that is what a few miles leading to the climb was like (ROUGH).
That is basically how I do it too. Really pretty easy. They key is the pull down to the 9 and 3 position. If the first part isn’t stretched, the last part will be impossible.
Tubies sure ride nicer and flat less, but there is a learning curve.