Abstract: The method of applying adhesive to a substrate is performed by an installer donning a pair of shoes having pins extending from the undersurface thereof and using a notched spreading edge squeegee having an elongate handle to push adhesive from the configuration of a puddle to a configuration of parallel spaced apart lines of adhesive, the installer being capable of walking forwardly being the squeegee and further being capable of walking across the lines of adhesive without adversely affecting desired quality of adhesion.