Wow! Something to keep in mind if wrapping Newbaum's on a painted surface. Would be up for a discussion of alternatives. Would probably go for the adhesive on the wool pads as well. GAJett
On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM Mike Rossi <[email protected]> wrote: > Definitely stained it. The same thing happened on my Susie, but in a much > smaller and inconspicuous spot. Alcohol, ammonia, Goo Gone, mineral > spirits,… nothing worked. I actually went through the clear a bit and > started to “eat up” one of the chain stay decals, so I stopped and left it > alone. Personally, I think it(on your bike) looks cool and would be tempted > to recreate the effect on the whole length of that tube. It might be > possible to wet sand the clear with 2000 grit to get rid of the stain and > buff it back to a shine, but I’d be scared to try it as I wouldn’t be sure > how much clear there is. > Best wishes. > Mike > > On Apr 12, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Brenton Eastman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > update. > > the bar tape and twine and adhesive came off no problem. > > my new concern is the amber shellac may have stained the clear coat. is > this possible? > > i can’t feel any change in the surface where the amber soaked through. > (variation in the color of the gold paint is from my headlamp) > > anyone got a solve for this? > > <image0.jpeg> > > > On Apr 12, 2026, at 11:59 AM, 'John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ' via RBW Owners > Bunch <[email protected]> wrote: > > Newbaum's used a VERY tenacious tape. I wrapped a Nitto B177 with it, > removed it, let it sit for 5 years and it was a PITA to remove using 70% > alcohol and rough nylon pad. The stuff left after removing the tape was > very tacky and rubbing with a nylon pad & alcohol did not work. The nylon > pad picked up some glue and got very tacky, I had to use Goo Gone, but > did not had to worry about it affecting paint. > > Suggest applying the alcohol (a lot, saturate it ) with a brush, apply > more while removing the tape. Put the frame in a stand and set the taped > section horizontal to minimize alcohol run off and apply alcohol with brush > as you remove the tape. Wear sone cheap gloves to protect your hand. put > a container below to catch excess and reuse the excess > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > > On Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 12:32:00 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> heya, >> >> i just bought a pre owned clem frame and there are some areas of the >> frame wrapped with cotton tape and shellac (top tube curve and chainstay). >> I'd like to start fresh on this build and i am afraid of messing with the >> paint during removal. >> >> anyone done this successfully? is it easy? risky? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/nPYfB8XMM2g/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/15ab8f08-0c9c-48bf-bb75-9747cb213658n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/15ab8f08-0c9c-48bf-bb75-9747cb213658n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/46092063-F0E0-40C5-8202-9C61E5392D76%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/46092063-F0E0-40C5-8202-9C61E5392D76%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EC5C72EC-2B97-4A77-ABF6-C52A4F5078D1%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EC5C72EC-2B97-4A77-ABF6-C52A4F5078D1%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAMHQv6VwSbyM%3D30d51q1bT%2BOsc2Sc-2ET-UhKd1ptdT2EysvGg%40mail.gmail.com.
