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I only use one layer of glue and have never had a prob, re-glue is just one coat. I find the secret is to do the job in a warm room, or outddors in summer sun even better, and allow the glue to go tacky and whack on the tub and gently inflate- full inflation squeezes out the glue and makes a mess.
Son & I've ridden Manchester/Calshot/Newport umpteen times with no probs ever, and I've ridden the road for umpteen miles in races before I switched to clinchers- still prefer tubs for TT's though. Oh I did tubs on a tandem too, just the same, no probs.
Economic & effective is my view.
I accept there are all sorts of ways to glue, just don't take me back to Shellac though....
PS- did you know the glue deteriorates over time ie disappears, so its best to re-glue after say a year.
Now I used a tape once, and the bike was carried outside the car in the pouring rain, and hey presto the tub moved round on the rim while riding on the track