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I’ve always used the sandpaper for roughening the tube for better adhesion.
Let’s face it, things have gone pretty wrong if you’re at the stage of patching a tube at the roadside. It’s far more likely an at-home activity so I don’t mind the lack of chalk as I can just use a sprinkle of talc instead.