Why not use honey Brooks bar tape? Mine is wearing to the same color
as my honey Brooks Saddle. Now my Brooks tool bag is still honey and
my bars and saddle are now almost dark brown. All three have just
under three years and loads of miles.
Gary

On Oct 16, 9:59 am, mizrachi <mizrachi1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've applied a few coats of Bullseye amber shellac over yellow
> Tressostar cloth tape but the look is considerably darker than my
> almost brand new honey Brooks b17.  In fact, the bars more closely
> resemble the Brooks antique brown color. Will the shellacked bars
> fade?  Will the seat darken?  Or, in order to more directly match the
> bars to the saddle, do I need to try again, perhaps mixing the shellac
> with denatured alcohol or replacing the yellow cloth tape with another
> color or with cork?
>
> Trivial and obsessive, I know, but that's half the fun!
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