I wrap from the ends toward the center of the bar. Wrapped from the center out, a hand sliding down the bar can lift the edge of the tape. If it is shellacked it probably doesn't matter.
Angus On Apr 25, 4:52 pm, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's a really good idea! (wrap from the ends, tuck under the hoods). > > I left my Viva tape "unfinished" for almost a year, and it didn't > unroll. After a while, I wrapped with copper > wire:http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/4510906281/ > > Philip > > On Apr 25, 2:22 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:56 PM, velomann <velom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > "have any of y'all glued the ends of cloth tape in place? > > >> Or shellacked it in place?" > > > > I start on the top of the bar and wrap toward the ends, make a neat > > > tuck, plug it with a wine cork, and shellac the whole thing. Slap a > > > new coat on every year or so and it doesn't unravel - much more > > > durable than cork wrap. And beats cork in the "beausage" department > > > every time. > > > I start at the center of the bar and at the bar end and wrap to the > > brake hood. Then I tuck everything in under the hood and it stays. > > > I know it's cheating but it seems to work pretty well. > > > -sv > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
