Solving the dreaded fuel line leaks

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More and more manufacturers are using imported steel tubes to make their lines. I have been noticing over the last couple of years that I am having more frequent issues with brake and fuel line seepage and it has appeared to me that the flare is often times not perpendicular to the tube and also has either an over compressed flare or not flared enough. I guess I would say typical import junk. The color of the "OE steel" is also not the same as it was several years ago. I now check every line and fitting BEFORE I set them in the car to see if I can catch any defects.