Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously forming a reinforced flexible hose is disclosed. The apparatus includes a hose-forming device including a plurality of synchronously-rotatable mandrels with a plurality of spaced apart, annular grooves therein fixedly disposed in skewed fashion relative to each other. The reinforcing element of the flexible plastic hose is formed from metal wire which is delivered tangentially into the grooves in the rotating mandrels in a sequential, progressive fashion thereby forming a helically arranged wire structure. Simultaneously with the delivery of the wire to the mandrel grooves, the longitudinal edge of the plastic ribbon which is to form the body of the hose is pre-moistened with an appropriate rapid-drying, liquid-bonding agent and then circumferentially wrapped about the wire to completely enclose it. The succeeding edge of the following tape wrap is adhesively bonded to the subsequent tape wrap.