Do I need to scrape off all that latex covering the base tape on my new Vittoria Corsa’s?? They is a lot… It took like 5 minutes just to uncover like 0.5 square inches… On the included “instructions,” it mentions nothing about scraping. Just says to clean the base tape with a light solvent to remove residue before gluing… Thanks… Who knew swapping away from Tufo’s could be such a pain…
You don’t need to scrape it clean.
From Lennard Zinn:
“You scrape it with the side of a file or with the edge of a table knife (you know, one for pushing peas or spreading sandwiches – not a sharp knife). The latex should ball up and feel tacky; there is no need to remove it completely, as it will now stick to the glue. Scrape the tape edge to edge - you want that tire stuck down completely, not just in the center.”
Took me 5 minutes to scrape the entire tire.