I really like Newbaum's tape, mostly because I like the colors and how they deepen with shellacking. My Bleriot came from Rivendell with cloth tape wrapped over cork tape underneath and shellacked. That was 6 years ago and I really liked how it felt and lasted. I've since re-done in the same way the Bleriot bars, other bars and a few days ago did another bike with Newbaum's over cork - there are 4 separate shots of the tape:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30856149@N04/8135995899/in/photostream/
So, the Newbaum's is somewhat fragile and really needs to be shellacked, I think. Here's the question: after wrapping, I put on 3 coats of shellac over a couple of days. The pictures are after a 150 mile weekend of riding so the tape definitely got a little human sweat/dirty hands use added to it.
Is there a rule of thumb for how many coats provide good protection? What do those of you who are 'shellackers' usually do? Or, is it a matter of what final shade of color you're trying to achieve?
Thanks -
Joan
Riv content: the Newbaum's orange tape was purchased from Rivendell. Plus, I always re-watch the bar wrapping and shellacking videos from Rivendell before re-doing handlebars. I really like the music that accompanies Riv videos.
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